Imran Sherwani was hailed as a ‘man of the Potteries’ as tributes continued to flow in for one of the stars of the 1988 Olympics, who died on Friday aged 63.
It is no understatement to say that Imran’s death, announced by his family after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2019, struck an emotional chord with not only the hockey fraternity but the wider British public who recall that euphoric morning of October 1 when GB’s team of amateurs beat West Germany in the 1988 Olympic final in Seoul.
David Reeves, of Slough Hockey Club, said it was a “sad day” as he recalled playing with the left winger for a season in Staffordshire in the early 1980s, then later at Stourport where Imran had three spells during his career.
He said: “He went from a skinny youth to being almost unstoppable after joining the police. A gentleman on and off the pitch.
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“He’ll always be a hero of mine – especially after scoring two goals in the Olympic final to beat Germany.”
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