Birth and Early Life
Mike Sangster was born in Kingskerswell, Devon on 11 September 1940. On 30th May 1943, he survived being killed by German bombs when his sister decided not to take him to Sunday School. 24 children died when the church was bombed. He attended Torquay Boys' Grammar School. As a teenager he played football for Torquay United and was offered a contract by West Ham United, before turning to tennis.
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