Early Life
Foulkes was born in St Helens, Lancashire, in 1932. His grandfather had captained St Helens Rugby League Football Club and was also an England rugby international. His father had also played rugby league for St Helens, and had also played football for New Brighton in the Third Division North. Foulkes himself played for the Whiston Boys Club in his teens, and also worked at the Lea Green Colliery around the turn of the 1950s. He married Teresa Suffler at St Nicholas Church, Whiston, in 1956. He had three children; Geoff (born 1962), Steve(born 1958) and Amanda (born 1964). He also has Grandchildren named Lewis(born in 1992), Matthew(born 1993) and Adam born 1996, Jessica, Edward, Harvey and Philippa.
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