As a kid we all had heroes who we wanted to be, list them here and show your age!!
I wanted to be Barry Sheene or Paddy Powell, not fussy which one!!!
BTW Sheene told me to P!ss Off when I met him at Brands Hatch, that impressed the hell out of me. He had just finished practise and his bird lit him a fag, we were hanging around his caravan (no motorhomes in those days), he pulls up on his bike, I got his autograph and asked him if I could have his crash helmet, thats when he told me to do one, he said it with his cheeky cockernee smile on his face and everyone laughed, brilliant, and he wore Brut aftershave!!!!
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James Hunt
Ian Botham
Colin Powell
Derek Hales
Kevin Keegan
nicky johns
ian rush
ian botham
bob willis
Derek Hales
Daley Thompson
Ray Treacey
Colin Walsh
Bill Hicks
Roger Daltrey
Dr. Who
Hayley Mills - oops, wrong section, she was the one that I fancied
Schmichael, Super Clive, Owen, Gazza
steve ovett
bjorn borg
johan cryff
Botham and Gower
Colin Walsh
Cliff Holton (it seemed like he singlehandedly saved us from relegation)
Alan Brown (Kent fast bowler)
Colin Cowdrey
John Snow
Conrad Hunte
I have been privileged to actually meet the last two named on the list
Coe
Faldo
My grandad (still is)
Non Football Heros - http://www.charltonlife.com/forum/comments.php?DiscussionID=17381&page=1#Item_0
Derek Hales
Paul Gascoigne
Ferris Bueller
Alan Knott
James Hunt
Derek Hales
What more could you ask for?
Muhamed Ali from outside football. I was always in awe if him. "Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life."
Clive Mendonca
Tom Simpson
Ian Botham
Bradley Wiggins
Morrissey & Marr
Joe Strummer
Good shout Len.
I remember that season when Cliff Holton came to our rescue.
I remember him as such a charismatic, larger than life character who seemed to single-handedly lift the rest of the team.
I have one enduring memory of him one-on-one dribbling round the goalie and slotting home.
A class act; I was really disappointed that he left as soon as he'd arrived.
My football heroes have almost always been strikers ; Denis Law, Eddie Firmani, Ray Treacy, King Arthur, Killer, Flash, Walshie, Simonsen, Jimmy Melrose etc etc.
John Snow was my cricketing idol; and as a lad caused me to "support" Sussex intead of my home county, Kent!!!
A real rebel.
"So who's the King of the Castle,
Now I'm the dirty rascal....."
Remember his poem, "On being dropped"?
Kevin Ayers
my Grandad
Also saw Hendrix play his 2nd Brit gig at the Bromley Court Hotel. Blew my socks off!
Johnny H
Super Clive