[Official Site] John McCann | 1934 - 2020

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    Newsbot, May 14, 2020
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    RIP John. Long before my time but anyone involved in beating Huddersfield 5-0 and being involved in every goal is a fine man in my book.
     
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    RIP John my very first Oakwell hero
     
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    RIP John. Although I never saw him play, my late mum used to work with his wife.
     
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    McCann is one of my first memories of Oakwell and Barnsley Football Club. My dad would take me along with him to the odd game, and I would be sat upon one of the concrete shelters that decorated the Terrace touchline. I did not know what was going on, of course, but McCann was the closest player to my position atop my shelter, and I remember being impressed by the power of the two closest players, McCann and the opposition full back. It is sad to register his passing.
     
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    Typically, who might have been the other players in John McCann's team? (Like you don't have to recognise the players in the photo)
     
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    Sad to hear this news. Johnnie McCann was the first player I tried to copy when I was a kid, playing with the other urchins on Worsborough Dale Rec. He had a shuffling style as he cut in from the wing, which I copied. It fooled the little lads, but the big lads soon sorted it out. News like this hurts, as it makes you realise how old you are
     
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    RIP John,

    Typical exciting winger ..pleasure to watch him ...happy memories.
     
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