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Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke Bobby Windsor

Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke By Bobby Windsor

Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke by Bobby Windsor


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Summary

Lions legend Bobby Windsor has enjoyed triumphs beyond the dreams of most international players but has also suffered personal tragedy. This book offers a 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.

Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke Summary

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

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.

Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke Reviews

One of the best rugby books of any era. An epic story of how the game used to be, of laughter and tears, from one of the most colourful men ever to play the game -- Stephen Jones, rugby correspondent * Sunday Times *
A compelling autobiography (*****) * Rugby World *
A fascinating book * Western Mail *

About Bobby Windsor

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.

Additional information

GOR004433384
9781845967222
1845967224
Bobby Windsor - The Iron Duke: The Life and Times of a Working-Class Rugby Hero by Bobby Windsor
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20120906
240
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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