“In 1972, my idol Gordon Banks was seriously injured in a car accident and lost an eye. He was still England goalkeeper and the world’s Number One. I was absolutely gutted for Banksie. His career was over prematurely. He did make a comeback in America for a time, but he said he felt like people were coming to watch a bit of a circus act: ‘Roll up, roll up! The world’s only one-eyed goalkeeper.’ And so he retired from football for good. When he lost his eye, I wanted to give him one of mine, that’s how much I thought of him.” Richy HorsleySoccer In The United StatesGordon Banks Book:Born to Fight: The True Story of Richy Crazy Horse Horsley Source: Born to Fight: The True Story of Richy Crazy Horse Horsley