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Alexander Obolensky

Alexander Obolensky
Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (d. 1940)

Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky was a Rurikid prince of Russian aristocratic descent who became a naturalised Briton, having spent most of his life in England, and who went on to represent England in international rugby union. He was, and remains, popularly known as "The Flying Prince", "The Flying Slav", or simply as "Obo" to many sports fans.

17 February 1916

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