BILLY HARMS got a birthday [...].BILLY HARMS got a birthday surprise to remember last week, when he picked up his usual copy of the Echo. The former factory worker from Speke, who was celebrating his 80th birthday, was astonished a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. to see a picture of his old Standard Triumph football team - proudly parading the 1963 Liverpool Business Houses First Division trophy. And with the silverware in his hands was Standard Triumph's skipper skipper: see butterfly. skipper Any of some 3,000 lepidopteran species (family Hesperiidae) named for their fast (up to 20 mph, or 30 kph), darting flight. - Billy. "It was a lovely surprise," said Bill. "We haven't got a clue who sent it in, but it was a great way to celebrate my birthday." . IF you have an old team photograph you would like to see featured on this page, send it to Sports Desk, Liverpool Echo The Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror on Merseyside in England. It is published Monday to Saturday, and is Liverpool's evening newspaper while its sister paper, the Liverpool Daily Post, is the morning paper. , Old Hall Street, Liverpool L69 3EB or e-mail a copy to sport@liverpool.com |
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