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Post by bandgeekmafia78 on Aug 11, 2017 10:24:51 GMT
Sad news that Chris Hesketh has passed away.
There will be a tribute to Chris at tonight's game. Lets do him proud.
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Post by gadger on Aug 11, 2017 10:45:53 GMT
Very sad news
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Post by salford1961 on Aug 11, 2017 10:53:09 GMT
Chris, RIP a great man & a great player.
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Post by hillbillyred on Aug 11, 2017 11:33:02 GMT
I'm old enough to have watched him for many many games: a great man and a great player.
Utterly saddened.
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Post by chief on Aug 11, 2017 11:47:36 GMT
I was also fortunate to see him at his best - which was the highest standard.
Very sad news.
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Post by Suedehead on Aug 11, 2017 11:53:09 GMT
Sad news. True Salford legend. RIP
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Post by Gill on Aug 11, 2017 12:54:53 GMT
Always chasing down the potential rebound from a penalty kick. Must have had a success rate of about 0.0006% because I only ever saw him score one try from all those efforts in all the years he played for Salford.
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Post by bonitared on Aug 11, 2017 13:06:16 GMT
Always chasing down the potential rebound from a penalty kick. Must have had a success rate of about 0.0006% because I only ever saw him score one try from all those efforts in all the years he played for Salford. I'd forgotten that. Brings it all back.RIP |
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Post by JJR on Aug 11, 2017 13:14:33 GMT
How we need his skills today. Chris has attended some games this year and said that he did score against Castleford in the 1969 final, a try dis-allowed on the day.
Yes a great player.
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Post by osrd on Aug 11, 2017 13:17:49 GMT
Chris was a great player,a great person,and was a great clubman and it was fitting that he was part of the Willows Memories that was held at the Quays Theatre Lowry Centre on the evening of the Wigan semi final.
I remember one event when Chris was really taken aback at the reception that he received by Salford fans old and new he couldn't get his head round the fact that so many people remembered him so many years after he finished playing.
RIP Chris
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Post by tony13 on Aug 11, 2017 13:28:24 GMT
A sad day indeed. R.I.P. Chris Hesketh. One of our greatest.
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Post by thevulcanone on Aug 11, 2017 15:08:13 GMT
An absolute gentleman. My Mrs teaches with his son and got me his autobiography signed by him for Christmas. Rip Chris
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Post by dixon13 on Aug 11, 2017 15:15:36 GMT
Lucky enough to have watched him play for Wigan Salford and Great Britain.A great player but more than that a great sportsman.
R I P
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 16:00:52 GMT
Terrible news, one of lifes nicest guys.
Remember when we (myself and Eric The Red) went to a book signing of Chris's at the Willows and the moment Chris spotted Eric he dropped everything and was over to chat like long lost Brothers, some of their anecdotes were not to be repeated in public classics.
Massive RIP.
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Post by Jim Jalfrezi on Aug 11, 2017 16:42:13 GMT
Rest in Peace
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