Ron Reynolds - The Life of a 1950's Footballer
Reynolds, David, Bowler, Dave
ISBN 10: 0752859994 ISBN 13: 9780752859996
Published by Orion Publishing Group, Limited, 2003
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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 51730150-20
Synopsis:
Ron Reynolds was the Spurs goalkeeper for most of the 1950s. (He also played for Southampton and Aldershot in a career spanning twenty years and 291 League games.) He died on his 71st birthday (2nd June 1999), and upon clearing out his house his family discovered a meticulously kept archive of Reynolds professional career - cupboards, shoeboxes and carrier bags full of notebooks, programmes, ticket stubs, press cuttings, photographs, souvenirs from foreign tours, and Reynolds' own match reports of all his games. Taken as a whole, the collection offers a fascinating insight into the life of a professional footballer half a century ago. Dave Bowler (who conducted lengthy interviews with Reynolds for other book projects before he died) augments the visual material with a written account of Reynolds' life, featuring interviews with many of his contemporaries and also a few with whom he worked and who are still in the game today (Bobby Robson, Don Howe, Malcolm Allison). And Reynolds himself was quite a character - fastidious and outspoken he was a formidable PFA representative and was behind many of the perceived 'insurrections' of his more famous soul mate Danny Blanchflower, with whom he shared a passion for the glory of the game.
About the Author: Dave Bowler is the author of several critically acclaimed sporting biographies (see above). David Reynolds is Ron Reynolds' son. David Reynolds is a Fellow of Christ's Church College, Cambridge. He has twice been a visiting Fellow at Harvard University.
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Title: Ron Reynolds - The Life of a 1950's ...
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good