globaldiver Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Apparently not in good shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 He had a stroke in May, but is now back home recovering, hopefully he will be okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Good Knee Posted June 1, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted June 1, 2021 Warrior is Tommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomski Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Get well soon Tommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mounts Kipper Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 So sad to hear this news, not old enough to have seen him play but read his book and he was central to the camaraderie in that great 50s team, legend of a fella, if there’s a god up there please be kind to Tommy Banks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krimzon Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 According to Tommy he was the gentle one out of the brothers , Ralph was a bit pepperami. Scary thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Cherry Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 My dads hero Tommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Good Knee Posted June 9, 2021 Site Supporter Share Posted June 9, 2021 My dad's hero also, he called him the Farnworth Bulldog, read Jimmy Greaves autobiography he says that when he burst on the scene as a wonder boy at Chelsea the manager would blood any up and coming youngsters at Burnden with a theory that if they came out unscathed and still able to and wanting to play football they had something about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidLeesMullet Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Saw him at a Bolton match a while ago and didn't take the opportunity to try and talk to him, d'oh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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