I overheard a similar one told in a pub about a rough tough rugby league player who was down on his luck working as a caretaker for some council flats in London. He met a well known celebrity millionaire in a chance meeting on a golf course and talked him into buying not only a professional football league club but a rugby league club as well. I didn't believe a word of it.
The "rough tough" bit is a bit of a stretch! The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.