Julian Rhodes

{{short description|English football chairman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Julian David Rhodes''' (born 20 March 1969) is a former chairman of English League Two football club Bradford City. He was chairman from December 2004, after taking the club out of administration.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/4086281.stm |title=Administration boost for Bradford |date=2004-12-10 |access-date=2008-11-03 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> In 2007, he became joint-chairman with Mark Lawn.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1452580.0.lawn_pitches_in_as_city_investor.php|title=Lawn Pitches In As City Investor|date=2007-06-07|accessdate=2008-11-03|publisher=Telegraph & Argus|first=Simon|last=Parker}}</ref> Rhodes sold the club in 2016 to German owners Edin Rahic and Stefan Rupp, but returned to the club in 2018 in a consultancy role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2018/november/bantams-announce-rhodes-return/|title = Bantams Announce Rhodes Return}}</ref>

He was born in Bradford and studied at Huddersfield Polytechnic.

He played lead guitar for the Heavy Metal band Pegasus between 1983 and 1985 with Eggy Watson (drums), Ant Smith (rhythm guitar) & Micky Rowbottom (vocals).

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