John Rees was not a very large man in stature. He was 5 ft. 7 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. While still a lad, John lost the sight in his left eye. He often told the story of how it happened:
It was customary for the children in Merthyr Tydfil to stop by the village blacksmith on their way home from school. The children, including John, loved to watch the hot sparks fly as the smithy pounded the red hot metal into horseshoes and plowshares. On one such visit, a hot piece of metal flew into John’s left eye causing immediate blindness. While this is normally a handicap, it is said that John could see more with one eye than most people could with normal sight (another life event with important consequences).
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