At 94-years-old, Tony Collins couldn’t be blamed for sitting back and enjoying retirement. With a 56-year footballing career behind him, he has more than served his sport as a pioneering player, scout and manager.
Perhaps most men of his era would have put football behind them in a professional sense, but Collins released an autobiography aged 90 and, along with his daughter Sarita, takes time out of his week to speak with a former club over 60 years after departing it.
Collins is widely accepted to be Crystal Palace’s first black player, joining in 1957 towards the tail end of his career.