On this day in south west Hertfordshire
Watford FC had to deny a serious error on Monday evening. The club’s telephone was almost white-hot as shattered and anxious fans wanted to know if Watford’s goalkeeper Mike Walker was dead.
Secretary Ron Rollitt brought relief by reporting that Walker was safe and well.
The cause of the rumour? A newspaper placard in the High Street which proclaimed: “Walker killed on M1.”
[From the Watford Observer of September 19, 1969]
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