Gary Sprake died on October 18th this year and he has been remembered for three main reasons, mainly his brilliance as a goalkeeper for Leeds United (and for Birmingham City a bit) playing 504 times, winning a Second Division title (1963-4), the First Division Championship in 1968-9 (as it was in those days), the League Cup (1968) and the Inter Cities Fairs Cup (1968 and 1971).
He would also be remembered for some howlers (and punches) as shown in these various clips and for his involvement in Don Revie's bribing exposure and his downfall, also documented below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUmQqA8ZTk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsni_46VDGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJDBL1xs2Uo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS-lLLjUIbg
Gary played 37 times for Wales over 12 years beginning in 1963 when he became the youngest goalkeeper to play in a Welsh shirt.
When he retired he worked as a salesman and for the local authority, as well as writing a book titled "Careless Hands".
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