The Unseen Sir Alf: A Different Kind of Hero

Sir Alf Ramsey became a national hero when he managed the England’s men’s football team to win the World Cup in 1966. He was a Suffolk hero too, thanks to his transformational triple league-winning leadership of Ipswich Town from 1955-1963.

Dr Grant Bage’s new book, The Unseen Sir Alf, is a radical retelling of Sir Alf’s life story. It shows how this shy, enigmatic character overcame multiple barriers to conquer the football world.

This Ipswich Town Heritage Society sponsored talk will examine Sir Alf’s time in Suffolk and his family’s rural East Anglian background. It will celebrate how Suffolk Archives played a crucial role in researching the book and argue that the history of football has an important part to play in shaping local and national identities.

This talk is followed by a book signing event.

You may also like the following events from Suffolk Archives:

• Next Thursday, 20th November, 07:00 pm, Lates: Murder Mystery in Ipswich
• Next Friday, 21st November, 10:00 am, The Story of Margaret Catchpole in Ipswich
• Next Saturday, 22nd November, 10:30 am, Suffolk's Lost Heritage Part Two in Ipswich

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