Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

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Peter Reid, Trevor Steven, Gary Linekar Everton FC, and Alan Wells the Athlete(100metres). Brian Jacks supertstars champion.

[HG]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Ian Rush, Ray Clemence, Liverpool FC, John McEnroe, Daley Thompson, Big Daddy, Kevin Conway, Mario belanger.

I once met Alan Wells, solatude when he came to our school, must have been 82 or 83

[sixtyten]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Barry Sheene,Ali,Evel Knievel,Pele,Ray Clemence,Peter Taylor

[solatude]

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Wow meeting Alan Wells you jammy git Herr!!, he was my inspiration to run for my county. Legend.

[HG]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

I'm sure I have a photo somewhere of me and him. He won the 100m at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 didn't he?

[solatude]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Yes he did, but i only have vague memories of it but watched it plenty of times on our betamax video recorder in the 80's. You will have to put the pic on if you can find it.

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Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Medal recordMen's athleticsOlympic GamesGold1980 Moscow100 metresSilver1980 Moscow200 metresCommonwealth GamesGold1978 Edmonton200 mGold1978 Edmonton4x100 mSilver1978 Edmonton100 mGold1982 Brisbane100 mGold1982 Brisbane200 mHerr, just found Allan Wells Medal Total.........

[wills99]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Ally McCoist, Davie Cooper and Brian Laudrup

[stevef]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Nick Faldo, Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Steve McMahon, John Barnes, Bruce Grobbelaar

[Heather74]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Big Daddy, Stephen Hendry, torvill and Dean also remember seeing Duncan Goodhugh a lot on the t.v as I grew up.

[stevef]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Oh, and Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Alex Higgins, Keith Dellar and John Lowe

[Heather74]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

My nan use to love to hate Steve Davis as he never smiled, she would always back who ever he was playing,i think she secretly quite liked him though

[stevef]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Gotta love 'The Nugget'.

[Heather74]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

LOL I think nan only watched it for the "behind" shots

[stevef]

Re: Sports Idol/Hero's when you grew up?

Lol