Cloughie leg break; STATUE.A STATUE of footie legend Brian Clough Brian Howard Clough, OBE (21 March, 1935 – 20 September, 2004) was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. has sustained an injury to the right leg - the same one hurt in the tackle that ended his playing career in 1962. Children swinging on the 7ft bronze memorial in Middlesbrough's Albert Park may have caused a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in the limb. Doreen Elder, 82, sister of the former Boro star, who died in 2004, said: "It's strange how the damage is to his right leg. But the statue is more true to life now, I suppose." |
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