Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke: The Life and Times of a Working-Class Rugby Hero - Couverture souple

Windsor, Bobby; Jackson, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845967224 ISBN 13 : 9781845967222

Editeur : Mainstream Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Lions legend Bobby Windsor has enjoyed triumphs beyond the dreams of most international players but has also suffered personal tragedy. His rugby career as the best hooker in the British Isles during the second golden era of Welsh rugby in the 1970s is a turbulent tale of blood and thunder on the pitch. There are riotous incidents off the pitch, including unscheduled fights with professional boxers, revelations about illegal payments during the so-called amateur era and what Windsor did to upset the Establishment and become blackballed by one of the most famous clubs in the world.

Windsor's irrepressible sense of humour comes shining through on every page, except when he gives chapter and verse on the personal crisis that drove him to plan suicide.

Bobby Windsor – The Iron Duke is the no-holds-barred, warts-and-all story of a working-class Welsh folk hero who rose from humble beginnings to become a permanent member of the greatest Lions team in the history of rugby union.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Bobby Windsor was born in Newport in 1948. He won 28 caps as a hooker for Wales between 1973 and 1979.

Peter Jackson, a sports journalist since he left school in 1960, retired in 2009 as rugby correspondent of the Daily Mail after 35 years. His books include Bread of Heaven and Lions of Wales.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mainstream Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845967224
• ISBN 13: 9781845967222
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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