Pride of the Bears
The untold story of the men and women who made the Barca Bears
Published on 30. June 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-9935551-6-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book stands as a humble tribute to all the men and women who helped shape the Rangers players who won the ECWC in Barcelona on that May night in 1972, in this the 50th anniversary of that famous victory. Following on from Derek Niven's genealogical histories of the Lisbon Lions and the greatest Scottish football managers, he turns his attention to the heroes of Rangers European Cup Winners Cup victory in Pride of the Bears. Like its predecessors this book is not just about the footballing achievements of that famous Rangers team; it tells the story of the unsung people who made those players, through the extraordinary tales of their family histories. Find out the histories behind all the glorious medal winners of 1972 including Peter McCloy, Sandy Jardine, John Greig, Alex MacDonald, Colin Stein, Willie Mathieson and all the other Rangers greats of the Barca Bears.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9935551-6-9 (9780993555169)
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Derek Niven is a pseudonym used by the author John McGee, a member of ASGRA, in the publication of his factual genealogical writings and Derek Beaugarde for his fictional science fiction writings. John McGee, aka 'The Two Dereks', was born in 1956 in the railway village of Corkerhill, Glasgow and he attended Mosspark Primary and Allan Glen's schools. The late great actor Sir Derek Bogarde spent two unhappy years at Allan Glen's when he was a pupil named Derek Niven van den Bogaerde, thus the observant reader will readily be able to discern the origin of the two pseudonyms. After spending 34 years in the rail industry in train planning and accountancy John McGee retired in 2007. In 2012 the idea for his apocalyptic science fiction novel first emerged and 2084: The End of Days (c) Derek Beaugarde was published by Corkerhill Press in 2016. This was followed by Pride of the Lions (c) Derek Niven published by Corkerhill Press in 2017 and Pride of the Jocks (c) Derek Niven, foreword by Kathleen Murdoch, published by Corkerhill Press in 2018. The third book in the series is Pride of the Bears published by Corkerhill Press in 2020.