Gorgeous Gus was a fictional character whose adventures appeared in the Victor Book for Boys.

Gorgeous Gus was a British

United Kingdom

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 aristocrat

Aristocracy (class)

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, the Earl

Earl

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 of Boote, who was the owner of Redburn Rovers football club

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. He was nicknamed "Gorgeous Gus" by the fans because of his aristocratic airs and graces. For example, he would sit on the sidelines during games, attended to by his faithful butler

Butler

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Jenkins.