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Funeral of Don Revie

Title
Funeral of Don Revie
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop
TX Date
30 May 1989
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:02:22
Description
Football celebrities, former Leeds players and fans have been paying their last respects to former club and England manager Don Revie at his cremation in Edinburgh. Mourners included many of the players who graced the Elland Road team sheet during Leeds United’s heyday under Revie. Revie, whose life was dogged by controversy, spent the last two years of his life fighting motor neurone disease. Rob Stokes reports. Includes coach Sid Owens, player Eddie Gray and the Reverend Lesley Baird. Broadcast on Radio Forth.
Contributors
Kevin Keegan; Radio Forth; Rob Stokes; Sid Owens; Eddie Gray; Lesley Baird
Keywords
Sport; Association football; Funerals; England (football team); Sportsmen; Leeds United Football Club; Church services; Managers; Don Revie

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