Book description
When Spurs legend John White was killed by a bolt of lightning in
1964, the football world was rocked by the tragedy. He was just 27
years of age.
Nicknamed the 'Ghost' for the way that he could drift into space
undetected, White played an inspirational role in the great
double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1960s. Every fan
has a story about him.
When White died, his son, Rob, was only six months old and so never
knew his father. The man who was revered by hundreds of thousands of
football fans across the country was a stranger to him. Beyond the
grainy Cup Final footage and yellowed newspaper articles, there was so
much Rob didn't know, questions he had never had an opportunity to
ask. To find answers he set out to speak to White's former teammates,
his family and followers, and built up a touching portrait of a gifted
young footballer and of a lost era.
'Had John lived, he could have been one of the greatest
footballers of all time' Jimmy Greaves
With a new afterword for the paperback.
Julie Welch is the critically lauded author of Those Glory,
Glory Days, 26. 2: Running the London Marathon and Out On
Your Feet: The World of Hundred-mile Walking.
Rob White is a professional photographer. The Ghost of White Hart
Lane is his first book
