IT’S A FUNNY OLD GAME…

KEVIN HALLS tells us about his long-standing ambition to capture a Jimmy Greaves autograph – and a surprise encounter

The legendary Jimmy Greaves in action for Tottenham in the 1960s

AS A young Coventry City supporter, I loved to wait around after matches with my autograph book in the hope of getting the signatures of not only our own players but the opposition, too.
I managed to get the autographs of the likes of George Best, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks but the one that eluded me was that of my favourite footballer at that time – Jimmy Greaves.
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