Soon after he was born, his father fled the scene, leaving his fearful mother to confide in her only option-putting Paul up for adoption. Paul McGrath was born on the 4th of December, 1959 to an Irish mother and a Nigerian father. Paul McGrath turned and put a big arm round me saying, "Well mate".Īnd that’s how the night started. He and my father both turned and looked at me, a smile cracking on my dad's face knowing I was feeling the equivalent of shell shock. McGrath was part of an elite hard men contingent such as Bryan Robson, Steve Bruce, and Norman Whitside. A player who was typical of footballers back then, who played hard on the field and played hard off it a game galaxies away from the standard nowadays containing metro-sexual males like Cristiano Ronaldo. Not only a “God” for Aston Villa, but for my beloved Manchester United and Republic of Ireland. I looked into the big brown eyes of one of the greatest players to grace the game.
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