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Family Ties: Gary Imlach’s eulogy to his dad Stewart

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IN 2005, GARY IMLACH WROTE A EULOGY TO HIS DAD STEWART THAT CELEBRATES A LONG-GONE ERA. JONNY BRICK SUMMARISES ANOTHER BOOK THAT BELONGS ON A FOOTBALL

Mr Popular: Stewart Imlach is mobbed by fans after Nottingham Forest beat Bolton in the FA Cup quarter-finals in 1959

GARY Imlach became a sports broadcaster, with a focus on cycling and American football. But 20 years ago, he wrote a tribute to his dad Stewart and other ‘working-class football heroes’.
Stewart won the 1959 FA Cup with Nottingham Forest and was ‘pretty much the only reason’ Gary kept following his father’s profession. Altho...

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