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    The Armistice Day Killing: The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man Who Shot Him
    The Armistice Day Killing: The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man Who Shot Him
    The Armistice Day Killing: The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man Who Shot Him
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    The Armistice Day Killing: The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man Who Shot Him

    By Colin Brown

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    This is the dramatic story of the death of the only English professional footballer deemed by law to have been murdered. A key member of Aston Villa's 1923 all-star team, Tommy Ball rose from the obscurity of Durham pit village football to play a starring role in the world's most famous team and was considered a likely future England international. His killer, Somerset man George Stagg, was a former soldier and policeman who became his landlord and neighbour. A difficult relationship culminated in their fateful meeting on the evening of Armistice Day in 1923. Sentenced to death in controversial circumstances, Stagg escaped the noose by the intervention of the country's first Labour Home Secretary. The exact circumstances of the shooting were never legally established and, for almost a century, have been the subject of considerable speculation. After diligent research, Colin Brown believes he may have the answers.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateMay 30, 2022
    ISBN9781801502719
    The Armistice Day Killing: The Death of Tommy Ball and the Life of the Man Who Shot Him
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    Colin Brown

    Colin Brown (1932–2019; DD, University of Nottingham; PhD, University of Bristol) was senior professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He taught and wrote on the historical Jesus, Christology, philosophical theology, New Testament theology, history and criticism, and miracles. He served as editor of?The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology?and was the author of several books, including?Miracles and the Critical Mind, History and Faith,?and?Jesus in European Protestant Thought.

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