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Article: DISCOVERING THE REAL EDDIE WARING
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 5, 2008
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He pioneered rugby league on television before illness turned him
into a laughing stock, but now a new book seeks to rehabilitate
atrue visionary. By Dave Hadfield
Restoring a cult figure's reputation
The 13th season of Super League, which begins in earnest this
week, will produce many things. An ever-increasing intensity of
action, bigger crowds, higher viewing figures, new heroes - you can
count on all of those.
But it will not produce a household name to compare with a little
man in a trilby hat who died over 20 years ago. And a good thing
that it won't, some with long memories might add, but the start of a
new season and the publication of a lovingly-crafted new biography
could mark a ...