Geoff Gunney was a beast of a man and a real mud ball player with quite a bit of skill as well. He played I remember a few times for Great Britain and various England XIII I saw over the years and was always at the centre of everything that happened at Hunslet. I once remember him playing in a Cup game when a load of us went to Hunslet's then ground Parkside (Strange old place that was) on a Danby's Coach and recall him scoring a try right near the end with around four fc players on his back. However I guess what I always remember about him was the fact that my Dad always told me that he started playing about the time I was born and I was still watching him when I was around 23, so that must have been 1950ish to 1973ish! I do remember though when he died it saying that he played around 580 games for his beloved Hunslet (Imagine that!!!) and then went on to coach them and I think get involved with Wakey too. Great stalwart of the game. Great Club with loads of heritage too in fact a player I remember called Graham Idle (not that one) actually made around 750 appearances for them. Jamie Thackeray Paul Stirling Barry banks Rob Roberts Garry Kemble Graham Hallas Paul Harkin Steve Durham Tony Dean all ring a bell as either playing there before or after playing for us over the years but I might be wrong and I think Richie Barnett might have too. Great Club and many happy times at Parkside and the Elland Road Greyhound Stadium as well. I'm really pleased for them great fighting spirit. .
