Billy Wright – Captain Fantastic

In the middle of all of this Billy met and later married Joy Beverly. Joy was a member of the hugely popular singing group the Beverley Sisters and along with her sisters she had a number of hit records. Their marriage was a media event and was the forerunner of the now familiar "celebrity wedding".

In the 1957-58 season Wolves finally won the Championship and repeated the feat the following season. With his beloved Wolves the topside in England and a major name in Europe Billy decided to retire in 1959. He had a brief spell as manager of his boyhood heroes Arsenal before moving into television where he worked until retiring in 1989.

Billy died in 1994 and in his memory a statue was erected outside Wolverhampton Wanderers stadium. His funeral brought the town of Wolverhampton to a standstill as thousands paid their respects to one of the greats of English football.

The sites below will provide more details and some interesting opinions and stories.

The Football Writers' Association

http://www.footballwriters.co.uk/fwa_awa...

A list of all the winners of this prestigious award.

England Football Online

http://www.englandfootballonline.com/Fea...

A nice little piece describing the 1958 meeting of the USA and England which was the final appearance of Billy Wright.

Wolves.co.uk The Official Site of Wolverhampton Wanderers

http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/club/v...

This link will take you to a profile of Billy. The site also offers video highlights of some of the current Wolves games.

Billy Wright - A Hero for all Seasons

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN...

This book by Norman Giller is probably the definitive biography of Billy Wright.

Until next month.

Regards,

John Neill

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