Ghost Of White Hart Lane

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Had John lived he could have been one of the greatest footballers of all time
- Jimmy Greaves. When John White was killed by a bolt of lightning in 1964 the football world was rocked by the tragedy. White was just 27 years of age. Nicknamed the Ghost for the way that he could drift into space undetected White played inside-forward for the great double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of the early sixties. British football was entering a golden period & Bill Nicholsons free-flowing Spurs side was right at the forefront. White himself was on the cusp of greatness. Even alongside giants of the game like Dave Mackay & Danny Blanchflower he stood out as a playmaker with incredible vision & touch. White lifted the European Cup Winners Cup for Spurs (the first European trophy won by any British side) & gained 22 caps for Scotland but he was also a family man. Six months before he died his beloved wife Sandra gave birth to their second child a son called Rob. Rob White never knew his father. The man who was known by hundreds of thousands of football fans across the country was a complete stranger to him. The Ghost of White Hart Lane" is the result of interviews with his fathers teammates followers & family members. Within these pages Rob White & Julie Welch have built up a portrait not only of a brilliant & gifted young man but also of a lost era."