So soon after the death of JPR, Barry John has now died.
He's regarded as the best fly half in rugby and was later dubbed The King by the press, a title which he loathed. He retired from rugby at the age of 27 following an incident when a young girl curtsied in front of him and he said, that's enough. He regarded this type of idolisation as unhealthy and who could argue with that sentiment?
Barry John, rugby legend and ‘the King’ of Welsh fly-halves, dies aged 79
The Llanelli and Wales great, who also the architect of the Lions’ victorious tour in New Zealand in 1971, has died at 79
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