RIP Bobby Collins

[davek]

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2014/01/13/bobby-collins-passes-away

 

[royalblue66]

The little General , R I P .

 

[FTY]

Sad news, R.I.P x

 

[Alan Whittle]

RIP. I remember him playing for Leeds in the 65 Cup final against RS. Good player and hard mind.

 

[quasi modo]

RIP Bobby Collins.

 

[mightymoyes]

why did we sell him to leeds?

 

[royalblue66]

why did we sell him to leeds?

Think it was 63/64 ?

 

[Bluerover]

RIP- As a nipper I saw him finish his career with a few games for Shamrock Rovers.

Great player.

 

[irishtony1878]

i only saw him playing for Everton twice when I was a youngster RIP Bobby.
For any youngsters who haven't heard of him, think of the hardest player you know of and then double it.
He was only about 5' 4" as well

 

[flibbyflob]

RIP my dad always goes on about how good he was.

 

[centralTon]

Saw him playing for Morton when I was a kid, my old fella used to wax lyrical about him.

R.I.P. Bobby.

 

[Steve Wigan]

The signing of Bobby Collins was, to my mind, the beginning of the 'modern' Everton...we subsequently signed Roy Vernon, and many more who made up the first great Everton team of the modern era. He was, as posters have said, hard as nails, but he could pass a ball brilliantly and had a very quick football brain. Never forget a back heeled goal he scored in the Park End, and how he would stand up to players who towered over him and get the better of them. He was a stocky little 5'4" and didn't look at all like a footballer, but in his era, he was one of the very best around. 8-9-10....Collins , Young, Vernon. I'll bet there are some old ex footballers around who still have nightmares at the thought of that particular threesome.

 

[rbm]

Bobby played 147 competitive games for us scoring 48 goals....a great strike rate from his position. Went on to become equally effective for Revie's Leeds. A superb little competitor. R.I.P.

 

[Groucho]

Sad that.

Poor fella.

 

[irishtony1878]

The signing of Bobby Collins was, to my mind, the beginning of the 'modern' Everton...we subsequently signed Roy Vernon, and many more who made up the first great Everton team of the modern era. He was, as posters have said, hard as nails, but he could pass a ball brilliantly and had a very quick football brain. Never forget a back heeled goal he scored in the Park End, and how he would stand up to players who towered over him and get the better of them. He was a stocky little 5'4" and didn't look at all like a footballer, but in his era, he was one of the very best around. 8-9-10....Collins , Young, Vernon. I'll bet there are some old ex footballers around who still have nightmares at the thought of that particular threesome.

spot on Steve, let's not forget he was the catalyst of the great Leeds side of the 60's as well