John White - 50 years ago today...

[mawspurs]

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the tragic and untimely passing of one of the heroes of our 1961 Double-winning side.

Read the full article at Official Site

 

[guate]

One of my all time favorite Spurs players and I am so pleased that I got to see him play on numerous occasions both at WHL and other stadiums around the country

 

[Hoddle&Waddle]

Never saw the great man play but from what I've heard/read he was some player.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

It was the 21st. I have written a fairly lengthy piece in Spurs Chat about the fateful day. I know some of you have read it.

 

[CheeseGromit]

He was a brilliant footballer
Nice to see he has been remembered

 

[slartibartfast]

Gone but not forgotten. Before my time but I couldn't believe it when I first heard the story. Absolute tragedy. Sometimes life really does suck.