The Ghost In Search of My Father the Football Legend By Rob White and Julie Welch
A bolt of lightning killed Spurs legend John White in 1964, rocking the football world. He was just 27 years old. Nicknamed the 'Ghost' for the way that he could drift into space undetected, White played an inspirational role in the outstanding double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1960s. Every fan has a story to tell about him.When White died, his son, Rob, was only six months old and had never met his father. Rob was unfamiliar with the man who hundreds of thousands of football fans across the country revered. Beyond the grainy Cup Final footage and yellowed newspaper articles, there was so much Rob didn't know—questions he had never had the opportunity to ask. To find answers, he set out to speak to White's former teammates, his family, and his followers, and built up a touching portrait of a gifted young footballer and a lost era.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Julie Welch is the critically lauded author of Those Glory, Glory Days, 26.2: Running the London Marathon and Out On Your Feet: The World of Hundred-mile Walking. Rob White is a professional photographer. The Ghost of White Hart Lane is his first book.
Publisher: Yellow Jersey
Published: June 7, 2012
Price: £10.00
ISBN-10: 9780224083003
ISBN 13: 978-0224083003
Dimensions:12.85 x 2.06 x 19.69 cm
Paperbaqck: 336 pages
