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The Sunderland footballer setting record straight after 46 years
Key takeaways
- Forty-six years later, the former striker reveals why and shares his memories of being Sunderland's first black player.
- Warning: Contains details of racially offensive language and behaviour.
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When Roly Gregoire quit football in 1980 after suffering a knee injury, he had faced so much racism that he could not bear to watch football for many years.
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