A memorial service in honour of Colin Hart is to take place at the Grand Hall, Brent Civic Centre, Wembley this Saturday, April 12th at 1130am. The Bo…
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Colin Hart obituary: ‘Best informed of all boxing reporters’ dies aged 89
NORMAN GILLER, once our resident columnist here at the SJA and a Lifetime Member, remembers his old mate Colin Hart, the legendary boxing reporter who…
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Knighted by Spurs fans, ‘football man’ Bill Nicholson’s story is told in wonderful book
A new biography by Steve Perryman and Norman Giller provides the definitive record of a Spurs legend who won the league as a player and the Double as …
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British boxer Maurice Hope’s gripping autobiography is a world-class read
Norman Giller, octogenarian former Daily Express football writer and author of more than 100 sports books, returns to his old SJA hunting ground to ru…
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Giller’s greatest hits tribute to Greaves delivers all the right notes
By ERIC BROWN Jimmy Greaves looked rather sheepish and anxious as he stood just inside the open cabin door scanning rows of seated passengers with ple…
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A tribute to Jimmy Greaves and why we shall not see his like again
By NORMAN GILLER Sports writers everywhere will today mourn the passing of Jimmy Greaves, greatest of all British-born goal scorers and, more importan…
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Peter Watson, a Fleet Street legend, departs
By NORMAN GILLER A huge old Fleet Street oak has fallen with the passing of Peter Watson, a powerhouse sports editor of the London Evening News and th…
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Ken Jones goodbye becomes happy 80th for George Cohen
By Norman Giller Ken Jones – the late, great Welsh sports bard Ken Jones – will not mind me telling this story about his funeral. I promise it wil…
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Ken Jones RIP: From red-hot football reporter to authoritative and balanced all-round sports columnist
Ken Jones, former chief sports writer of the Independent, has died at the age of 87. Close friend Norman Giller pays tribute. It was just a few weeks …
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Norman Giller’s personal tribute to Steve Curry
Steve Curry, former chief football writer of the Daily Express, has died after a short illness. NORMAN GILLER pays this personal tribute……
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