There’s a clip on the lions South Africa tour where he is running on those hard pitches and I’ve never seen anyone run that fast. Ex Wales champion 100 m runner.
RIP Bobby truly brilliant loved them. Seen them many times Bobby picked on my son in the audience who was about 8 or 9 at the time. He had a very short haircut and kept telling him he had nits. My son was helpless. RIP.
Childhood favourite Bobby Ball - RIP Took our kids to see them in Panto a few years ago. ‘Rock on Tommy’
But I still see that tackle by Moore And when Linekar scored Bobby belting the ball And Nobby Dancing... RIP Nobby Stiles.
Sad news. For those of us lucky enough to have been around at the time Nobby doing a jig round the pitch with the World Cup,socks round his ankles is a memory that will remain with us until we also shuffle off.
Those of us lucky to be around at the time will remember the thud when you headed the leather ball, especially on a wet pitch. No wonder older pros feel that this was the cause of their dementia. I remember playing for the school headed the wet ball and it took me off my feet. Also left a big mark where the laces hit my forehead. Happy days!!!
That's why Stanley Matthews was appreciated. He always crossed with the laces on the other side of the ball to the header.
Truly sad news ... not many of the world cup winning team left there now is there ? Can think of Bobby Charlton .. Geoff Hurst .. then I'm struggling
Can you imagine many players bothering to sell their medals nowadays? They certainly wont mean as much to them either.
