John White was part of Spurs’ 61 double-winning side, but in July 1964 he was tragically hit by lightning and killed at the age of just 27.
To mark the 60th anniversary of his death, his story is being staged first at the iconic Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and then close to his childhood home at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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John White’s son Rob was just 5 months old when his father was killed, The Ghost of White Hart Lane tells both father and son’s stories.
The play follows on from The Sunday Times bestseller The Ghost of White Hart Lane: In Search of My Father, The Football Legend by Rob White & Julie Welch.