HOT SHOT, LASHER, PETER LORIMER

Do you remember Gorgeous Gus in the Victor comic? He was a bit special....

Every time he shot he burst the net. If the goalie tried to save it...well!! Remember I wrote about the man who invented the goal net? He would have had to use nets of steel to keep Lorimer's strikes inside the goal! Not really.... but Lorimer was known for his powerful shot. He will also be remembered for his spell at Leeds United (1962-79) (618 apps 219 goals), amongst the legendary Don Revie squad. I think he was less controversial than some of the chaps! His shot was recored at a 100 mph! Well it would wouldn't it.

Peter Lorimer is another footballer from "that era", who has passed away recently. Born in 1946, he was 74 years old. He made his debut for Leeds in September 1969 at 15 years and 289 days old, the club's youngest debut maker. He had played and scored for Scottish Schoolboys in a win over England in May 1962. Leeds grabbed him and he played at Elland Road from 1962-79  and had a return period in 1983-6 (80/22).

His professional career began in 1962 through to 1986 when he retired from playing in Israel at Hapoel Haifa (see nice badge). He played for the full Scots team winning 29 caps scoring 4 (1969-75).

After Leeds he was on the books at Cape Town City, Toronto Blizzard, York City (1979-80), Vancouver Whitecaps, University College Dublin!! and at Leeds again, then Whitby Town FC (another non-league ground I have been to). After this, he was a Leeds Utd FC Ambassador and he also helped publish the Leeds United match day programme.

In retirement, of course, he ran The Commercial Inn Pub in Holbeck, Leeds, had a spell at Radio Leeds and wrote for the Yorkshire Evening Post.

HONOURS: Football League title 1968-9, 1973-4              FA Cup win 1971-2, RUp 1969-70, 1972-3

Football League Cup win 1967-8            Charity Shield 1969 RUp 1974

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winner 1967-8, 1970-1 RUp 1966-7           European Cup RUp 1974-5

European Cup Winners Cup winner 1972-3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTYT2UIW-w