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John Findlay

Happened to John White of Spurs. Wasn't playing football at the time but was struck by lightning whilst on the golf course.

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davemclaren
32 minutes ago, John Findlay said:

Happened to John White of Spurs. Wasn't playing football at the time but was struck by lightning whilst on the golf course.

Yip, hid under a tree during a storm.  Playerd for Bonnyrigg Rose at one time. 

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1 minute ago, davemclaren said:

Yip, hid under a tree during a storm.  Playerd for Bonnyrigg Rose at one time. 

From Musselburgh, his brother Tommy White was Hearts centre forward at the time of his brother’s tragic death 

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2 minutes ago, jbee647 said:

From Musselburgh, his brother Tommy White was Hearts centre forward at the time of his brother’s tragic death 

Yip, played, and scored, for Hearts in a match against Spurs as a tribute game iirc.  Not sure why Hearts got rid of Tommy as his scoring record was pretty good. 

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Horrendous. I don't ever chance it on the golf course, especially if you can see the clouds looming on the horizon.

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2 hours ago, davemclaren said:

Yip, played, and scored, for Hearts in a match against Spurs as a tribute game iirc.  Not sure why Hearts got rid of Tommy as his scoring record was pretty good. 

His record after signing from St Mirren in 1963 was very impressive and comparable nowadays with Shankland, I think he was involved in a car crash and out for a while by which time Alan Gordon has established himself in the side, White was swapped for Don Kerrigan of Aberdeen in 1965

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