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From Lincolnshire to Waikanae: Barrie Truman details his career in book
8 Apr, 2021 01:53 AM
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Barrie Truman with his book The Way We Were.
It s been a big month for Barrie Truman.
He s celebrated a milestone 85th birthday, released his book The Way We Were tracing his life and his 55 years of football coaching, and just last week was made a life member of Capital Football in Wellington.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg for a career in football that has spanned 55 years from club to national level for the Waikanae retiree.
Hailing from Grantham, a little town in Lincolnshire, England, Barrie was born into a working class family where playing football on the streets was just a normal part of his childhood.