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Billy Bremner

Stirling 1942 - Clifton, Doncaster 1997
Scottish professional footballer and manager. played for Leeds United from 1959 to 1976
(Wikipedia)

Frances Segelman
1999

Description

Statue of Billy Bremner in a boxing pose, derived from a Daily Mail photograph taken during a 1972 match against Arsenal F.C. Since 2010 his shirt and shorts are painted white, and his hair bronze. Fans hang a lot of clubs shawls around the statue.

Inscription(s)

BILLY BREMNER

1942-1997
LEEDS UNITED
1959-1976
771 appearances: 116 goals
inspirational captain of the great
'REVIE' TEAM

Signature

F Segelman 99

Sculptor

Frances Segelman (Leeds 1949), British sculptress (Wikipedia)

Sources & Information

Vic Allen, Monumental Oversights: Public sculpture in Yorkshire (Halifax 2019).

Locatie (N 53°46'39" - W 1°34'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh096; Photograph: 27 July 2019
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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