More importantly, he proved a good big ‘un doesn’t always beat a good (and extremely angry) little ‘un.
I had the pleasure of being at that game at the Baseball Ground. A classic had everything 3-2 to Derby . Two injury time goals including one from one of our own Duncan McKenzie. They don’t make them like that anymore.
I saw him live in 1969/70 at Old Trafford in a Manchester derby.
I was only 15 but remember so many of the greats played that day including Lee but City at the time were a great side, Lee Bell and Summerbee being the stand outs.
I remember City won 2-1 and United were on a downer having just lost an FA Cup semi final.
Crowd of 63k and it was an incredible experience for a schoolboy at the time - I think it was about my first time outside Grimsby!
I believe that when Malcolm Alison was diagnosed with dementia, and had no or little money, Franny Lee and Colin Bell paid for his nursing home where he eventually died.
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