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Roy of the Rovers
Book profileEnglish (United Kingdom)
Book · 2 editions

Roy of the Rovers

2014
first published
English
language
2
edition in English
320
pages

Ten league titles. Eleven FA Cups. Three European Cups. 481 goals across a 38-year playing career. A surprisingly high number of kidnappings. An assassination attempt. Not one, but two narrow escapes from earthquakes. A career-ending helicopter crash. My name is Roy Race. You know me as Roy of the Rovers . This is my story. From the five terrifying kidnappings that threatened to blight his playing career to the stomach-churning murder attempt in 1980, which left Roy in a life-threatening coma; from the sickening car bomb attack that tragically killed eight of Roy's team-mates while on a pre-season tour of Basran to the horrific helicopter crash in 1993 that resulted in the amputation of Roy's legendary left foot: this is the shocking tell-all autobiography of one of England's greatest ever sportsmen. Candid, emotional, optimistic, strangely repetitive, full of crushing lows and dizzying highs, and bearing an inexplicable resemblance to the plot structure of old comic strips, Roy's autobiography shines as brightly as the Melchester Rovers legend himself. Sit down, kick back, and treat yourself to the greatest football fairytale story of all time. * *except for Leicester

Editions

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Roy of the RoversRoy of the Roversarrow978-00-9959-866-497800995986642015-07-30English (United Kingdom)320Softcover
Roy of the RoversRoy of the Roverscornerstone_digital978-14-7350-680-097814735068002014-10-09English (United Kingdom)—E-book