Johnny Haynes : portrait of a football genius
Gardner, James, 1952-2017
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'Johnny Haynes' 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. This is his story.
Main title:
Johnny Haynes : portrait of a football genius / James Gardner ; foreword by Sir Michael Parkinson.
Author:
Gardner, James, 1952-, author
Imprint:
Worthing, Sussex : Pitch, 2017.
Collation:
320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785313042 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.334092796.334 GAR
Local class:
B/HAY
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2507349