Yahoo Movies Ian St John memories, Michèle Mouton and Stephen Hendry's return
1) Ian St John died this week at the age of 82. It was the Saint’s extra-time header against Leeds at Wembley that won Liverpool their first FA Cup in 1965. Signed in 1961, and in partnership with Roger Hunt, he was the star forward of Bill Shankly’s team which established the club as one of English football’s best, as seen here in a TV tribute to his old mentor broadcast in 1981. After spells managing Motherwell and Portsmouth, Saint moved into a TV career. Here he is crossing the Merseyside divide to attend Everton training before the 1984 FA Cup final. It was as co-presenter as Saint and Greavsie that he made his fame. Here the pair are joined by Bobby Robson, Alex Ferguson and future Sky News man Jeremy Thompson to preview an elaborate-looking draw for the 1986 World Cup. Saint was joined by a very different-looking Greavsie for one memorable segment of the show. Here’s a couple of full episodes from 25 March 1989 and 5 January 1991 with lots of clips here. And who can forget the 1992 Rumbelows Cup quarter-final draw, where Saint allowed one Donald Trump to fill in?
2) Can you resist this piece of backheeled genius from Notts County’s Elisha Sam?
3) This week saw the return of Stephen Hendry, perhaps the greatest snooker player of all, with apologies to Ronnie O’Sullivan and Tony Meo. The seven-time world champion lost 4-1 to Matthew Selt in the first round of the Gibraltar Open but did manage a 776th career century break on his return to the green baize. Here’s him at his best before his retirement in 2012, when he signed off with a 147 at the Crucible. He won his last world title in 1999.
4) Mathieu van der Poel, the Dutch national cycling champion, was favourite to win the Le Samyn one-day race but his handlebars snapped in the closing kilometres. He then led out Alpecin-Fenix teammate Tim Merlier with his hands on the tops to collect the win.
5) Michèle Mouton is the most successful female rally driver of all time. She took four victories and finished runner-up in the drivers’ world championship in 1982, shining amid the wildest and most terrifying years of the sport. Watch her in action at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 1999 and profiled by BBC Breakfast in 1983. She even found time to take Barney Ronay for a spin in 2008 before the Race of Champions, which she co-founded in 1988.
6) Two NBA legends together but Dwayne Wade stayed awake while Shaquille O’Neal fell asleep in his CPAP sleep apnea mask.
Our favourites from below the line last week
1) “Impeccable hurdling!” Grant Holloway breaks Colin Jackson’s 60m hurdles world record, and there’s not a super spike in sight.
2) The former Ireland prop Gary Halpin died last week aged 55. Halpin scored a memorable try (with an even more memorable celebration) against the All Blacks at the 1995 World Cup.
3) On board at Le Mans with Jaguar’s Mike Hawthorn back in 1956.
4) Ian Fitch’s GSX-1000 engined, active aero assisted SuperQuad hillclimber is a thing to behold at full throttle.
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