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Feb 07, 2023
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Les Bennett, the Tottenham footballer, was born on January 10, 1918; died on April 29, 1999. This photo turned up on a Spurs fan page this morning. How times have changed!

Here’s his obituary, from ‘99.

Les Bennett, who has died aged 81, was a salient member of the exciting "push-and- run" Tottenham Hotspur football team of the early 1950s. A glory of t…

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