[Football] Football Focus: Very moving piece on Walter Tull by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

If you missed it this lunchtime, well worth seeking out when it becomes available on BBC iPlayer. Extremely moving.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43516105

'Hasselbaink retraces steps of football pioneer and war hero Tull


Sunday 25 March will be the 100th anniversary of the death of Tull who became only the second black player in the Football League and the first black officer in the British Army.

Northampton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink travels to northern France to see where the club's former player Walter Tull fell during the First World War.'


BBC link to a full article on Walter Tull HERE:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43504448

Incredible story indeed

 

[Wardy's twin]

There was a piece on the BBC football site yesterday, as you say an amazing story and one which hopefully has not ended yet.

 

[Wilko]

The football ramble podcast covered this too in a one off, short podcast this week. Fascinating stuff and what a character!

 

[AmexRuislip]

If you missed it this lunchtime, well worth seeking out when it becomes available on BBC iPlayer. Extremely moving.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43516105

'Hasselbaink retraces steps of football pioneer and war hero Tull


Sunday 25 March will be the 100th anniversary of the death of Tull who became only the second black player in the Football League and the first black officer in the British Army.

Northampton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink travels to northern France to see where the club's former player Walter Tull fell during the First World War.'


BBC link to a full article on Walter Tull HERE:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43504448

Incredible story indeed

Cheers