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TERRY YORATH and his family liked the West
Coast. ‘They, lived in West Vancouver, enjoyed
the schools, and the lifestyle. Yet because Terry
Yorath had pride in himself, he chose to return to
Britain, to get away from the whinings and
braying of the donkeys that plagued his short two
years as Captain of the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Yorath, who ._wrote a
column for the News, was
never popular with the fans
of Vancouver. For some
reason they seemed to take
great delight in castigating
this professional who
continued to draw raves and
admiration from his op-
ponents.

Game after game, the
barking of dogs and braying
of donkeys erupted from the
moment Yorath was in-
troduced and every time he
came near the ball. And like
sheep, they would all join
together for their simple
pleasures.

It was something which
shocked many of the visiting
teams and players. Ron
Atkinson, manager of
Manchester United gave
Yorath much of the credit
for the Whitecaps defeat of
the famous ‘Red Devils’ last
season. But for Atkinson,
the dogged, grind it out play
of Yorath, plus_ his
leadership, was nothing new.
‘He plays that way all the
time’ he said with grudging

admiration. And about the .

constant jeering of the
crowd, Atkinson was rather
succint... but unprintable.
Another fan of Yorath’s
was Paul Power the captain
of Manchester City. ‘Any
team that has Terry Yorath
is fortunate. He's such a

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tremendous leader who
never quits’.
Mind you, it’s all

academic isn’t it? Those nits
who -have to attempt to
decry and destroy someone
in order to imagine they are
raising their own miserable
lot will know that guys like
Atkinson and Power don’t
really know that much
anyway. They will feel that
they have managed to rid the
Whitecaps of the 59 times
Welsh International.

And they will be right.

Yorath ' never
criticized those particular
fans. But it did hurt. After 18
years as a top ranked
professional, it isn’t easy to
have to put up with the kind
of stupid abuse he found in
Vancouver. Especially when
it wasn’t deserved.

A wise person, Yorath has

‘reached the stage where

Former athlete dies

A former North: Van-
couver High School athlete
who played three seasons
with the Calgary Stam-
peders. Audber (Frankie)
French, passed away
December 19.

Mr. French is survived by
his wife Barbara, two sons,
Don and Billy, and two

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the people who participate
and not because of those
who watch.

Nobby Stifes;-forgive me.
Fans of Nobby Stiles forgive
me. I did not, in my Sunday,
December 19 column mean
Nobby Clark.

There is no excuse for
such blunders except to say
that once upon a long time
ago I knew someone named
Nobby Clark.

I goofed, terribly. When
Nobby returns to his new
North Shore home in the
new year, he will probably
aerate my body with his
soccer shoes. Deservedly.

Maybe, just maybe things
will, be better in ’83.
Meanwhile, remember you
cant believe everything you
read.

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daughter, Pam.and Kathy.

After high school, Mr.
French went to the Stam-
peders' and was known as
one of the hardest hitters in
the league, and one of the
finest athletes at North Van
school.

Funeral services were held
Wednesday, December 22 at
Cloverdale United Church.

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