WDB
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Post by WDB on Jan 16, 2018 8:19:06 GMT
I don't take much notice of kickyball these days but as a teenager I used to, and Regis comes from that period. Coincidentally, a conversation at work last week brought him to mind, so it was a shock yesterday to hear of his death at 59.
Especially impressive is the way he ignored the abuse poured then on black players (or black people in general who dared to distinguish themselves) and let his performances demonstrate his right to play - and so to pave the way for others. That must have been tough, but modern British sport looks the way it does partly because of him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 9:29:30 GMT
It is a sad time because later this year there is a commemoration of the 40th year since black players became part of the mainstream of English football and Cyrille was meant to play a big part in that. Too many of those pioneers are no longer with us, despite only being late 50s or early 60s if they had survived.
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Post by Alanović on Jan 16, 2018 10:11:38 GMT
Great shame. He was such an impressive and likeable figure, he made me have a slight wobble in terms of team allegiances as a child and I almost became a West Brom fan. Still have a soft spot for the club because of Cyrille.
RIP.
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Post by Humph on Jan 16, 2018 10:45:20 GMT
Same age as me... 😕
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