James Gardner

Johnny Haynes: Portrait of a Football Genius

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Produktbeschreibung

Johnny Haynes: Portrait of a Football Genius is the biography of one of England's greatest ever footballers--a player described by Pele as "the greatest passer of a ball I have ever seen." He was capped 56 times, 22 as captain, including the 9-3 hammering of the Scots at Wembley in 1961. He succeeded Denis Compton as the "Brylcreem Boy." When he became the first £100-a-week player it cemented his celebrity superstar status as the David Beckham of his day. Haynes only ever played for one professional club and finished his playing career in South Africa. He retired into relative obscurity and lived the last 20 years of his life in Edinburgh before tragically dying in a car accident in 2005. In his obituary, James Lawton wrote, "Haynes was still the beginning and end of how football should be played. He had the wit to change the way the game was understood and played in this country." His fascinating life story is told through his family, ex-team-mates, famous journalists, and celebrities, as well as his fans.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pitch Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781785313042
• ISBN-10: 1785313045
• Artikelnr.: 48887530

Autorenporträt

James Gardner is the author of four books: Sweet Bells Jangled Out of Tune , The Trail of the Serpent, The First British Railway Murder, and A History of the Brighton Workhouses. James has recently appeared on Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys.