my missus 533 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 nice to see google celebrating what would have been clive sullivans 78th birthday. 36 2 Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 16,655 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Well spotted! I'd have almost certainly missed that. 1 1 "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Link to post Share on other sites
Number 16 1,566 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Amazing! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Old Frightful 6,509 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Indeed, a very nice touch by Google to celebrate the great man's birthday. I wonder if any particular individual was behind this or how it was chosen. Gave me a nice feeling when I spotted it this morning. 3 "It started out in innocence, the way that most things do, a thousand people crammed in one place, but the only face was you" Link to post Share on other sites
Johnoco 8,320 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 I’d like to claim credit for this as I’ve written several emails to various bodies asking why the legendary black RL players aren’t more widely known and written about (including ‘black organisations’ for want of a better word) So it’s great to see. But I won’t 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Plow 1,240 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Clive Sullivan definitely deserves to be more well known. First British black captain in any sport is a huge achievement and milestone for equality 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 8,190 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Love this. Link to post Share on other sites
Bedfordshire Bronco 1,987 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 7 hours ago, Futtocks said: Well spotted! I'd have almost certainly missed that. I was just about to do a thread on it too Excellent stuff Link to post Share on other sites
Bedfordshire Bronco 1,987 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 37 minutes ago, Johnoco said: I’d like to claim credit for this as I’ve written several emails to various bodies asking why the legendary black RL players aren’t more widely known and written about (including ‘black organisations’ for want of a better word) So it’s great to see. But I won’t Good to see you aren't claiming credit John 4 Link to post Share on other sites
hindle xiii 1,051 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Same here. A very pleasant surprise. Link to post Share on other sites
Ullman 2,071 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Great stuff, as my good friend said above, I wonder how it came about. Old Faithful we never lose at Wembley Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Tim Whatley 457 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 This is excellent. He deserves to be far better known among the wider sporting public than he is, this will help correct that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
EastLondonMike 1,848 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Just noticed it myself, and was about to post. Good job Google. Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Lapsed Leeds Fan 103 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Brilliant, and exactly what the great man deserves. What's also nice to see is that a couple of papers have picked up on the story: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-league/clive-sullivan-google-doodle-rugby-b1828909.html https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/14591983/who-is-clive-sullivan-google-doodle-great-britain/ 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
moorside roughyed 3,292 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Nice to see Google recognising one of our giants of the game. Clive Sullivan, what a player he was. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
DavidM 11,183 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 (edited) Iconic , trailblazer , legendary figure ... he deserves it . Good stuff Edited April 9 by DavidM 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 551 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Google are celebrating Clive Sullivan's 78th birthday today. 1 "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to post Share on other sites
latchford albion 918 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Very good. "I'm a traditionalist and I don"t think you'd ever see me coaching an Australian national side!" Lee Radford, RLW March 2016 Proud to be a member of the TRL woke claque Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 13,390 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 This is amazing. I actually find it pretty incredible and unexpected, I have never seen Google acknowledge the game in this way. Its huge! Link to post Share on other sites
Wellsy4HullFC 4,501 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Rumour has it Google are sponsoring England at the World Cup... Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas Mead 21 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Great stuff, this man should be a sporting household name for what he achieved in what was a no doubt racist period. The fact he’s not shows where RL sits in the public consciousness sadly Link to post Share on other sites
Lowdesert 3,394 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Only one Sully! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gerrumonside ref 2,559 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Brilliant that he’s been recognised by Google. This is like having a street named after you in modern times. Hopefully everyone feels proud! Link to post Share on other sites
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