Manager Memories: On This Day 2016 – Remembering Cov. Cathedral Commemoration Of Sky Blue JH!
The Legend that is Jimmy Hill, renowned in the football world for his exploits, especially at Coventry City and subsequently famous in the media world passed away age 87 on 19th December 2015. Eight years ago today (12th February 2016) people from all over the UK and beyond gathered in Coventry Cathedral to remember the man who was described in the video below as an, “Inspirator, Innovator and Instigator”.
He was so much more to the Sky Blue family and will always be deeply missed in the city whose Football Club he took from the third tier to the top flight in six short and heady years in the 1960s. The importance of JH and the City to each other will be forever marked in the memories of his players and Sky Blue fans and in the memorial garden and, not least, the statue of the great man outside the Ricoh/CBS Arena which JH himself unveiled.
Then England anager Roy Hodgson blows his own trumpet!
Bill Glazier in attendance
An appreciative Gary Lineker
Motty gives an oration at the service
https://www.facebook.com/CCFPAOfficial/videos/2696660533947181/
Thanks to CCFPA’s Mike Young (& Dean Nelson) for sourcing the images.