You will have to be a certain age to remember Johnny Haynes, or be familiar with Fulham FC.
On the other hand I doubt many will escape the topicality of a football advert like this.
And for those who want more, he was an English association football player, making 56 appearances for his country including 22 as captain.
"He was selected for 3 World Cup finals squads playing in the latter two of those. Nicknamed 'the Maestro', his attacking play was noted for two footed passing ability, vision and deftness of touch. Haynes is widely regarded as Fulham's greatest ever player remaining loyal there for 20 years despite coming no nearer to a major trophy win than two FA Cup semi-final appearances.
Immediately following the abolition of the £20 maximum wage in 1961 he became the first player to be paid £100 a week. He also had a spell on loan with Toronto City in 1961 and ended his playing days at Durban City, winning there the only trophy he won in his football career".*
Picture; Johnny Haynes tells you, 1959, from the Eagle Comic, May 30, 1959, Vol. 10 No.22
*Johnny Haynes, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Haynes
...and he did all that with just the one leg. Not bad!
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