The late, great, Alan Ball

[kev]

Apologies if it has been posted elsewhere, but today marks 17 years since Bally died. RIP
My first footballing hero and still the best player I have ever seen in an Everton shirt.
I am sure he would have loved yesterdays result.

 

[Joey66]

Apologies if it has been posted elsewhere, but today marks 17 years since Bally died. RIP
My first footballing hero and still the best player I have ever seen in an Everton shirt.
I am sure he would have loved yesterdays result.
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[blue61]

I deliver post to an Alan Ball in Deeside, obviously not the same one like. I always think of Bally when I walk up the drive.

 

[Eggs]

…..without doubt the greatest Everton player I’ve seen, I loved him growing up. 1966 and Everton signed 21 year old who was MoM in World Cup Final a month or so earlier and he never once failed to live up to that billing.

I remember distinctly my Mum waking me up showing the full back page ‘Everton sell Ball’ when he left and I remember exactly where I was when I heard he’d passed, driving to a meeting in Leeds heading down the hill to the Brighouse junction.

Story; 1970, the night we beat West Brom to win the league, as normal my dad and uncles took me into Everton Supporters Club on City Rd where they went for a pint. In comes Alan Ball snr who had in his pocket his sons winners medal which he let me touch. What a moment for 13 year old.

 

[Bez2k2k]

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What a kit btw

 

[garyw]

Who's the greatest of them little curly Alan Ball

 

[Dario Terracotta]

RIP Bally

 

[kev]

Who's the greatest of themlittle curly Alan Ball

...................................................... all

 

[Joey66]

The closet players to him our Messi & Kevin De Bruyne IMO no one else playing in English football was as good as Bally in the Holy Trinity -

 

[evertoniano]

Cried when we sold him.

 

[Ferguson1878]

…..without doubt the greatest Everton player I’ve seen, I loved him growing up. 1966 and Everton signed 21 year old who was MoM in World Cup Final a month or so earlier and he never once failed to live up to that billing.

I remember distinctly my Mum waking me up showing the full back page ‘Everton sell Ball’ when he left and I remember exactly where I was when I heard he’d passed, driving to a meeting in Leeds heading down the hill to the Brighouse junction.

Story; 1970, the night we beat West Brom to win the league, as normal my dad and uncles took me into Everton Supporters Club on City Rd where they went for a pint. In comes Alan Ball snr who had in his pocket his sons winners medal which he let me touch. What a moment for 13 year old.

that story about him dropping le tissier for when Southampton played us in 94/95 to help us out , i only heard about this years later, boss ball mate

 

[Cels]

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[Joey66]

Charity shield win 1970 at Chelsea because Goodisons Main stand was behind schedule, we won 2-1 - Captain Bally recives congratulations -

 

[Thetigerblue]

His first Derby, Aug 1966

 

[Aberblue]

Always my No. 1 hero.