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A CAP FOR BOOTS: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

A CAP FOR BOOTS: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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John Greenwood (1891-1975) was known as the Grand Old Man of English Rugby Football. He was the leading figure in the golden age of rugger at Cambridge University and led England to Triple Crown glory in 1920. He played cricket for Free Foresters and was a leading light in the early days of the Boots Drug Company.

8vo. 253pp. 34 pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper, good.

Date
1977
Publisher
Hutchinson Benham
Author
John GREENWOOD

£20.00 (Code: 99535)

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