Thunder Teslim Balogun (1927-1972) and the Beautiful Game, By Femi Kehinde
At the age of 18 years, Teslim entered a big football competition in 1945.
In the 1949 football tour of the United Kingdom, the English soccer writers did not fail to see the qualities and soccer wizardry of Teslim Balogun. The
Daily Graphics’ sports editor, Edgar Kail, remarked about him thus: “their 22 year old six foot three bow legged, giant centre forward, is a real artist and strange as it may seem in modern football, he holds the ball and uses it well.”
In this season of anomie and atrophy, it is better to remember with very fond and affectionate memories, those people who made us happy and impacted on our lives and essence, through their God given talents.
Views: Visits 5 By Hon (Barr) Femi Kehinde In this season of an omie and atrophy, it is better to remember with fondest and affectionate memory those people who had made us happy, and had impacted into our lives and essence, through their God given talents. Tesilimi Olawale Ayinde Balogun was one. He lived a 45 years that was laced and filled with soccer. After all, the Nigerian firmament is replete with stories of unsung heroes in commerce, politics, law, enterprise, education, sports, medicine, traditional institutions and so on. Football is arguably the world’s most important game. Football, that round leather ball, is mankind’s most beloved sporting game. Its love, transcends religion, ethnic or political divides. This was the game that Teslim Balogun devoted his entire life to serve.
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By Hon (Barr) Femi Kehinde
In this season of an omie and atrophy, it is better to remember with fondest and affectionate memory those people who had made us happy, and had impacted into our lives and essence, through their God given talents.
Tesilimi Olawale Ayinde Balogun was one. He lived a 45 years that was laced and filled with soccer. After all, the Nigerian firmament is replete with stories of unsung heroes in commerce, politics, law, enterprise, education, sports, medicine, traditional institutions and so on.