compo 6,129 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Another fine Scottish boxer Walter McGowan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,156 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) In the days before TV, listening to radio commentary by Raymond Glendenning with inter-round summaries by J Barrington-Dalby, fighters always seemed to come from Poplar, or Stepney, Glasgow, Liverpool, or Tiger Bay in Cardiff. I used to think you had to be a docker before starting boxing. Here’s another fighter. One of the best. Sammy Cox the Darvel Marvel. Edited February 26 by Scott7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,129 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Would have loved to have seen him playing for Rangers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,156 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 7 minutes ago, compo said: Would have loved to have seen him playing for Rangers (Dave Mackay) And his captain, John Cumming. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,129 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, Scott7 said: And his captain, John Cumming. Oh yes a fine footballer 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,156 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Two in one go. A better picture of Willie Rae as he makes sure Alfie Conn of the Hearts doesn’t get near George Niven. (That Alfie is of course oor Alfie’s dad) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,129 Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Probably the best player I ever set eyes on Ferenc Puskas the galloping Major 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,156 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Johnny Little torpedoes Aberdeen’s Paddy Buckley. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I've been thinking about what constitutes a past hero and whether I actually have any. I mean, are we talking only about sporting heroes? If so, the sportsman who has impressed me more than any other would have to be Dan Carter, the All Blacks fly half and possibly the greatest ever rugby player. But if we're talking only about British sporting heroes I would find it harder to tie it down to one name - and even more so if restricted to Scottish sportsmen. Probably the greatest ever sporting Scot is still hobbling about on his metal hip but the following ten personal favourites have all made a huge impression on me at one time or another. There's no point listing Footballers because they would all be Rangers players and too many to make any real sense ......... Gavin Hastings Chris Paterson Ian McLaughlin Finlay Calder Chris Hoy Alan Wells Jim Clark David Wilkie Dick McTaggart Colin Montgomery 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,369 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 1 minute ago, Bill said: I've been thinking about what constitutes a past hero and whether I actually have any. I mean, are we talking only about sporting heroes? If so, the sportsman who has impressed me more than any other would have to be Dan Carter, the All Blacks fly half and possibly the greatest ever rugby player. But if we're talking only about British sporting heroes I would find it harder to tie it down to one name - and even more so if restricted to Scottish sportsmen. Probably the greatest ever sporting Scot is still hobbling about on his metal hip but the following ten personal favourites have all made a huge impression on me at one time or another. There's no point listing Footballers because they would all be Rangers players and too many to make any real sense ......... Gavin Hastings Chris Paterson Ian McLaughlin Finlay Calder Chris Hoy Alan Wells Jim Clark David Wilkie Dick McTaggart Colin Montgomery Didn't you make a post about this a while back? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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