Scotland's Sporting Heroes

by IanWatson (Foreword), HughMcIlvanney (Foreword), RobertJeffreys (Foreword)

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.36

  Throughout the 20th century, Scotland has produced some of the greatest performers in the history of British sport, whether it be in football, golf, rugby, swimming, boxing, athletics or motor racing. This photographic collection, selected from the Glasgow Herald archives, contains pictures of the most talented and important sportswomen and sportsmen to have represented Scotland. Sporting figures covered include notables from: football - Dennis Law, Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish, Billy McNeill, Sir Matt Busby, Archie Gemmill, Jock Stein, Jim Leighton, Ally McCoist, Charlie Nicholas, Davie Cooper and Billy Shankly; rugby - Andy Irvine, David Sole, Roy Laidlaw, John Jeffrey, Gavin Hastings, Gary Armstrong, Scott Gibbs and Jim Telfer; athletics - Eric Liddel, Cameron Sharp, Alan Wells, Dunky Wright, Lachie Stewart, Liz Colgan and Wyndeham Hallswell; golf - Sam Torrance, Colin Montgomerie, Charlie Green, Harry Bannerman, Sandy Lyle, Bernard Gallagher and Cathy Panton. Other sporting heroes include Willie Carson (horse racing), Jackie Stewart and David Coulthard (motor racing), Benny Lynch and Jim Watt (boxing), David Wilkie, (swimming), Jocky Wilson (darts) and Stephen Hendry (snooker).