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[JFK]

Robert Pershing Wadlow, officially the worlds tallest man at 8' 11.1" tall. He was wearing clothes for 17 year olds when he was five, and he just kept growing. Sadly he died at just 22 years old and to be honest, sounds like he had a miserable life because of his extraordinary height...

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Robert Wadlow: Tallest man ever

Humankind has always been fascinated by extremes: As a result, the record for the tallest man ever has been featured in almost every edition of the Guinness World Records book since its inauguration in 1955.

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Can anyone else remember Roy Castle singing
Robert Pershing Wadlow,
Tallest man the world's ever known,
Robert Pershing Wadlow,
Eight foot eleven, and twenty six stone?

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Can anyone else remember Roy Castle singing
Robert Pershing Wadlow,
Tallest man the world's ever known,
Robert Pershing Wadlow,
Eight foot eleven, and twenty six stone?

Yes!
Song @3:45

 

[JFK]

Yes!
Song @3:45

Amazing, thanks.
Must admit it sounded a lot better in my memory .
I don't recall the spoken Tennesee Ernie Ford bit at all.

 

[Silent Blade]

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Luton 0 Blades 1 (Currie) in November 1974. The Luton player is Peter Anderson.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Luton 0 Blades 1 (Currie) in November 1974. The Luton player is Peter Anderson.

Thanks, I had no idea who the Luton player was.

 

[I should coco]

Luton 0 Blades 1 (Currie) in November 1974. The Luton player is Peter Anderson.

He scored for us against Sunderland in 77 or 78. It was one of our very rare MotD appearances.
I think that was his high water mark for us and IIRC, he disappeared off to the US.

 

[Silent Blade]

He scored for us against Sunderland in 77 or 78. It was one of our very rare MotD appearances.
I think that was his high water mark for us and IIRC, he disappeared off to the US.

Yes, scored twice against them in October 1978

 

[ancientblade]

He scored for us against Sunderland in 77 or 78. It was one of our very rare MotD appearances.
I think that was his high water mark for us and IIRC, he disappeared off to the US.

remember that game won 3 - 1 thousands of sunderland fans on the lane end sabella tore em to bits including an amazing run past 3 sunderland players to the byeline before pulling it back for finniston for a tap in on motd that night

 

[ancientblade]

remember that game won 3 - 1 thousands of sunderland fans on the lane end sabella tore em to bits including an amazing run past 3 sunderland players to the byeline before pulling it back for finniston for a tap in on motd that night

ps silent will correct me if im wrong but think peter anderson got our other 2 goals that day

 

[Aganarama]

Here's the Sunderland game from the Match of the Day video (much watched when I was a kid!). The whole thing is worth a watch, if you have the time.

Anderson's second goal is excellent. And on the third goal, Jamie Hoyland (as ball boy) gets clattered by Sabella.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

 

[Silent Blade]

remember that game won 3 - 1 thousands of sunderland fans on the lane end sabella tore em to bits including an amazing run past 3 sunderland players to the byeline before pulling it back for finniston for a tap in on motd that night

It was 3-2. The late Gary Rowell scored first, Peter Anderson scored twice and Steve Finnieston scored the third after a magical assist by Sabella. Bob Lee made it 3-2 near the end

 

[ancientblade]

It was 3-2. The late Gary Rowell scored first, Peter Anderson scored twice and Steve Finnieston scored the third after a magical assist by Sabella. Bob Lee made it 3-2 near the end

oh right silent felt sure it was 3 - 1 must be an age thing lol

 

[reedy63]

The Blades won one of the best games of the season. When Sabela beat the Sunderland players and ran into the penalty area. Then laid the ball on for Anderson to score. John Motson's commentary. A pass straight out of Buenos Aires. Great commentary as usual.

 

[Maurice Maurice]

I just moved about 320 miles from Arlington, WA to Walla Walla, WA and it was stressful. We hired a moving company, who did a great job but the drive over the mountains is always risky this time of year. Thankfully we just had biblical rain but no snow so we're here now and settling in.

Not sure how stressful this would be though, looks pretty scary to me...

 

[I should coco]

It was 3-2. The late Gary Rowell scored first, Peter Anderson scored twice and Steve Finnieston scored the third after a magical assist by Sabella. Bob Lee made it 3-2 near the end

Finnieston made Shackleton and Tom Davies, look like ever-presents.

The only player we signed with a worse injury record, was John Ebrell. £1m for 45 minutes, it was just so Sheffield United.

 

[Jon B]

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Eddie Colquhoun signing for WBA from Bury with Jimmy Hagan looking on?

 

[Rufus Smalls]

It was 3-2. The late Gary Rowell scored first, Peter Anderson scored twice and Steve Finnieston scored the third after a magical assist by Sabella. Bob Lee made it 3-2 near the end

I was at that match too.

Wasn’t one of Anderson’s goals Goal of the Season on MOTD ?

 

[Silent Blade]

Eddie Colquhoun signing for WBA from Bury with Jimmy Hagan looking on?

Yes

 

[Silent Blade]

I was at that match too.

Wasn’t one of Anderson’s goals Goal of the Season on MOTD ?

Second in goal of the season.

 

[Bell4]

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Currie and Powell ?

 

[DifferentClass]

I just moved about 320 miles from Arlington, WA to Walla Walla, WA and it was stressful. We hired a moving company, who did a great job but the drive over the mountains is always risky this time of year. Thankfully we just had biblical rain but no snow so we're here now and settling in.

Not sure how stressful this would be though, looks pretty scary to me...

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Thought those moving vans were a Simpsons joke, when they moved Springfield five miles up the road due to all the rubbish!

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Thought those moving vans were a Simpsons joke, when they moved Springfield five miles up the road due to all the rubbish!

Never doubt The Simpsons my friend