Colin Babb relives a memorable year
Author and journalist Colin Babb shares his recollection of a year in which his love for sport, music and television was cemented in new book
Colin Babb
FOR COLIN Babb the common thread which connects a historic 2-0 cricket Test series victory for the West Indies over England, a major tour of Britain by legendary reggae music icons Bob Marley and The Wailers and the increasing popularity of colour television in the UK, was the year in which all of those things took place.
Players like Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell, who became the first black cricketer to captain the West Indies side in the early 1960’s, gave West Indians a sense of pride and honour