[Football] Tony Collins

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Here's a story. Amazing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59031148

 

[Weststander]

I always felt sorry for him, not landing with Armstrong & Aldrin.

[Seriously, R4 or R5 played an interview the other day. He said the main racism was from opposing players and his team mates didn’t know what to do about it, so did nothing].

 

[Sirnormangall]

Interesting story that I’ve not heard before. Remarkable for the time. Thanks for posting.

 

[AmexRuislip]

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Truly amazing, thanks for posting

 

[Swansman]

Who was Brightons first black player?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Who was Brightons first black player?

David Busby

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c... was Albion's first,his debut in October 1973.

 

[Swansman]

David Busby

Yeah just noticed the answer was quite easy to find unfortunately : )

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

David Busby

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c... was Albion's first,his debut in October 1973.

I think you may find it was Denis Foreman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Foreman

Edit: Dunno where the Busby story is from. Denis was 'Cape Coloured' (which meant blick, in Sart Efrika, at the time). I used to play knock about football with his boys, Kevin and Michael, in Easthill Park, in the late 60s and early 70s.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I think you may find it was Denis Foreman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Foreman

I stand corrected

Note to the Albion app

 

[Swansman]

I think you may find it was Denis Foreman.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Foreman

Edit: Dunno where the Busby story is from. Denis was 'Cape Coloured' (which meant blick, in Sart Efrika, at the time). I used to play knock about football with his boys, Kevin and Michael, in Easthill Park, in the late 60s and early 70s.

Website says it is Busby (https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2275182/black-history-month-proud-to-be-albion) but you appear to be right.

 

[Weststander]

David Busby

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c... was Albion's first,his debut in October 1973.

Before he opened the nightclubs

 

[AmexRuislip]

Website says it is Busby (https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2275182/black-history-month-proud-to-be-albion) but you appear to be right.

You could always send Paul Barber, correcting the mistake

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Seriously, I'm not sure that trivialising this is the right look. Foreman has been disregarded because he wasn't 'black enough'. But he was far too black for the Afrikaans.