The former Liverpool and England soccer captain Emlyn Hughes visited the home town of a football icon last night.
Mr Hughes was in South Bank, Middlesbrough, the birthplace of Middlesbrough legend Wilf Mannion, who played 26 times for England and was the club's most capped player.
Mr Hughes, 54, was invited to present prizes to youngsters at St Peter's RC Secondary School, in the same building where Mr Mannion went to his classes.
The school is celebrating its diamond jubilee.
Headteacher John Cornally said: "With it being an important anniversary and celebration we wanted to get someone who was well known nationally.
"Emlyn, who I know has a fund of good stories of his footballing days to tell, was someone who was well known to the parents and to the community."
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