Nat Lofthouse Archive Interview

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

There's a feature on the main BBC website at the moment with lots of archive material of interviews with and about our footballing legends.

It's probably familiar to a lot of you already, but I love the interview with Nat they have from 1995.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/football_l ... 1901.shtml

What an amazing, humble, heroic figure. And a fascinating window into a different era.

[Dujon]

Thanks for the link, crayons. Memories, memories. For those who have not heard it before, it's an 18 minute audio presentation that is well worth the listening and the bandwidth.

[Juewanderer]

Simply brilliant....so proud to be a Wanderer!

[Riviman]

That is why Nat has been a hero of mine for over 50 years, a brilliant interview.

[TKIZ!]

Proud to be a Wanderer!

[clapton is god]

Excellent! Many thanks for posting the link.

[seanworth]

Thanks for that.

[Gary the Enfield]

Can't listen to it at work so I'll check it later.

Incidentally, why is he wearing what looks like a Wolves shirt under his tracky-top?

[TANGODANCER]

Unashamedly, a tear dropped, maybe two. That's why we're proud to be always Bolton. Hero, legend and Bolton to the core. Man in a million.

[TANGODANCER]

Can't listen to it at work so I'll check it later.

Incidentally, why is he wearing what looks like a Wolves shirt under his tracky-top?

Possibly one he swopped with his England team mate, Billy Wright?

[keveh]

That's awesome!

Run, shoot and head. Reasonably well.

[Riviman]

Can't listen to it at work so I'll check it later.

Incidentally, why is he wearing what looks like a Wolves shirt under his tracky-top?

Possibly one he swopped with his England team mate, Billy Wright?

For a couple of seasons it was our second shirt in case of clashes, no such things as an"away shirt, or shirts" in those days.

Incidently the picture was taken at Bromwich Street with the changing rooms in the back ground. I used to enjoy going early to the games at Burnden as you could watch the A and B teams playing on the training ground as they kicked off early.

[Gary the Enfield]

Can't listen to it at work so I'll check it later.

Incidentally, why is he wearing what looks like a Wolves shirt under his tracky-top?

Possibly one he swopped with his England team mate, Billy Wright?

For a couple of seasons it was our second shirt in case of clashes, no such things as an"away shirt, or shirts" in those days.

Incidently the picture was taken at Bromwich Street with the changing rooms in the back ground. I used to enjoy going early to the games at Burnden as you could watch the A and B teams playing on the training ground as they kicked off early.

Cheers Sir Nat.

[Athers]

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29766

Footage of the game in Austria, they loved a crowd reaction shot in those days!

[TANGODANCER]

Can't listen to it at work so I'll check it later.

Incidentally, why is he wearing what looks like a Wolves shirt under his tracky-top?

Possibly one he swopped with his England team mate, Billy Wright?

For a couple of seasons it was our second shirt in case of clashes, no such things as an"away shirt, or shirts" in those days.

Incidently the picture was taken at Bromwich Street with the changing rooms in the back ground. I used to enjoy going early to the games at Burnden as you could watch the A and B teams playing on the training ground as they kicked off early.

Aye, who'd have thought we'd actually see Brazil and Pele kicking balls about on Bromwich Street in little Bolton.

[clapton is god]

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=29766

Footage of the game in Austria, they loved a crowd reaction shot in those days!

Is that Herr Hitler on 37 seconds? You'd have though one of those soldiers might have recognised him!

And I love the first aid afforded to our Nat when he gets injured Thought they were going to make a wish as they carried him off!

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

I'm nervous to ask, but does anyone know anything of his current state of health?

[NorthernSoulBWFC]

A proper hero. No one kicking a ball in the Premiership today comes close to what a hero Nat Lofthouse is. Don't wanna get on my soapbox but comparing men like Lofthouse to the shower that represented England at this World Cup makes you realise what true football players were like. Shame is we'll never see his like again in football and that's partly what's wrong with modern football. Makes you proud to be a Wanderer.

[Gary the Enfield]

Just listened to that now. Nothing I hadn't heard before, just never in the great man's words.

A hero. Simply.

[Riviman]

I'm nervous to ask, but does anyone know anything of his current state of health?

From what I understand from speaking to Mr Gartside a few months ago, physically he's fine for his age but unfortunately perhaps many years of heading the old leather case balls (like a cannonball when wet) seems to have taken its toll mentally. He now lives most ot the time out in I think Portugal with one of his daughters.