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Johnny lost to Wales because of his colour

Halifax record-breaker: Cardiff’s Johnny Freeman

They carried Johnny Freeman from St. Mary’s church last week and out of what used to be Tiger Bay on a journey of no return. And so the book closed on the finest wing Wales never knew they had.
If there were times when he might have felt like a prophet without honour in his own land, then there would have been a prosaic reason for the lack of public appreciation. Johnny’s lifelong tendency to fly under the radar may, or may not, have been a subconscious reaction to starting school the day after Britain declared war on Ger...

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