Sir Stanley Matthews Framed Autograph Display
£120.00
Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year awards. Matthews’ nicknames included “The Wizard of the Dribble” and “The Magician”
Matthews gave up his summers every year between 1953 and 1978 to coach poor children in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. In South Africa in 1975, he ignored apartheid to form a team of black schoolboys in Soweto called “Stan’s Men”
Description
Signed large photograph display signed by Sir Stanley Matthews when he spent time in South Africa coaching the poor, dated 31st May 1966 at the Wanderers Stadium. Item has been framed and glazed and measures 18×16 inches.
Additional information
| Weight | 2 kg |
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