Book description
Lions legend Bobby Windsor has enjoyed triumphs beyond the dreams of
most international players but has also suffered personal tragedy. His
rugby career as the best hooker in the British Isles during the second
golden era of Welsh rugby in the 1970s is a turbulent tale of blood
and thunder on the pitch. There are riotous incidents off the pitch,
including unscheduled fights with professional boxers, revelations
about illegal payments during the so-called amateur era and what
Windsor did to upset the Establishment and become blackballed by one
of the most famous clubs in the world.
Windsor's irrepressible sense of humour comes shining through on
every page, except when he gives chapter and verse on the personal
crisis that drove him to plan suicide.
The Iron Duke is the no-holds-barred, warts-and-all story of a
working-class Welsh folk hero who rose from humble beginnings to
become a permanent member of the greatest Lions team in the history of
rugby union.
Bobby Windsor was born in Newport in 1948. He won 28 caps as a
hooker for Wales between 1973 and 1979.
Peter Jackson, a sports journalist since he left school in 1960,
retired last summer as rugby correspondent of the Daily Mail
after 35 years. His books include Bread of Heaven and
Lions of Wales.
