The Ghost
In Search of My Father the Football Legend
$30.87
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2012
Summary
From the publishers of My Father and Other Working Class Heroes comes the incredible biography of sixties Tottenham Hotspur legend, John White, who died aged 27.
When Spurs legend John White was killed by a bolt of lightning in 1964, the football world was rocked by the tragedy. He was just 27 years of age.
Nicknamed the ‘Ghost’ for the way that he could drift into space undetected, White played an inspirational role in the great double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780224083003 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0224083007 |
| Author: | Rob White, Julie Welch |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Yellow Jersey Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2012 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
Deeply personal - a touching, heartfelt story
Deeply personal - a touching, heartfelt story – Gary Imlach
A special book about a special man * Independent on Sunday *
One of the most affecting sports books of the year – Matt Dickinson * The Times *
A gorgeous and moving story – Tom English * Scotland on Sunday *
Colourful and, at times, moving * Four Four Two *
This book deserves to be read – Jimmy Greaves
Heartfelt and compelling, and includes some superb evocations of football in a bygone era – David Evans * Independent on Sunday *
Emotional. [A] marvellously telling and touching book * When Saturday Comes *
About The Author
Rob White
Julie Welch is the critically lauded author of Those Glory, Glory Days, 26.2- Running the London Marathon and Out On Your Feet- The World of Hundred-mile Walking.
Rob White is a professional photographer. The Ghost of White Hart Lane is his first book.
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