If I said Walter Daniel John Tull
Who played for the super Spurs Would you even bat an eyelid At this iconic ex football player of ours He joined in and around 1909 And stayed for about 3 years He was brought up in an orphanage Parents died …terrible fears He also served in the First World War And fought in the battle of the Somme He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant He gained praise and awards with aplomb But fate was not kind for Walter As on a mission somewhere in France He was killed in the line of duty Body never found ...well that was the stance So what makes Walter so special Well the reason is so topical you see first outfield Afro-Caribbean player To play in the top league did he He was also the first to be an officer In a force that excluding Negroes and Mulattos This is why he was so special he stood side by side to fight off foes He only played 10 times for Tottenham And scoring 2 goals in his time His confidence shook ,as he was dropped As racist abuse hit its prime He had agreed to sign for Rangers When he was meant to come back from the war Few years ago we played the Scots And for Walter the game it was for In a way I could have just done a poem And not mentioned the colour of his skin But respect to the man for not hiding In this hate driven world we live in So no matter what colour or nation Or if my beliefs are different than yours You wear the shirt of Tottenham You will always be known as one of ours More importantly he was a human being Doesn't matter what colour of your skin Treat others the way you would like to be treated The real person comes deep from within Coys …..respect ….. © Thespurspoet 2014 All rights reserved no part of this document may be reproduced without consent of author
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