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As the terrace chant goes: ‘We didn't see Gus Risman, Todd or Watkins in red vests. We saw a bit of Steve Gibson and Blakeley at his best. And now we’re watching Alker lead us on against the rest, as the Reds go marchin’ on…’ These are the tributes to our heroes— famous, infamous, unsung or otherwise.
On 25 January 1964, Terence Evans was born. Born to become one of the defining players for the Junior Devils generation. ‘Tex’ encapsulated everything that makes a cult hero. A one hundred percenter. A flowing mane of golden locks. (On anybody else it would have been a mullet.) Extravagant try scoring celebrations. The working man’s, impressional boy’s and housewife’s favourite—‘dashing’ as Wigan’s programme editor once put it. And of course, mad as a box of frogs with bees in their mouths.
We can look back and say with confidence that Tex won’t make many legends lists or come close to the Reds’ greats; but, at least, everyone remembers him. I can guarantee that when I bump into an old mate I haven’t seen for a while, the inevitable question rears it’s head: ‘You still watching Salford?’ Said friend follows up my sheepish ‘yeah’ with ‘right, is Tex still playing?’ Happens everytime, without fail, regardless who it is. Half…
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