Terry Langton R.I.P : Fri Jul 27, 2012 7:41 pm  

Former Halifax and Featherstone Half Back Terry Langton passed away this week. It would be a nice gesture to his family if Terry was remembered by either a minutes silence or a minutes applause on Sunday.

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:13 am  

Sad news indeed Pete, I remember watching him up Thrum Hall with my dad. I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times overvthe past few years and he was a really nice bloke. RIP

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:48 am  

Awful news. My first memory of Halifax RLFC stretches back to Terry Langton's day. R.I.P.

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:22 am  

Mine too Rich. Him, Mick Blacker and Sammy Sanderson are my first memories of half backs at Fax! Terry was a Wiley old fox and a great player!

RIP Terry and my condolences to the Langton family.

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:28 am  

RIP Terry. Wsas one of my first heroes when I was a youngster watching Fax in the early 80s

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:21 am  

That's very sad. Condolences to his family.

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:58 am  

faxlad66 wrote:

Former Halifax and Featherstone Half Back Terry Langton passed away this week. It would be a nice gesture to his family if Terry was remembered by either a minutes silence or a minutes applause on Sunday.

Sad news I remember Terry in the team that gave Fax its pride back, RIP Terry and yes hope they do a minutes silence at the game tomorrow

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:08 pm  

R.I.P. Lango.

Top bloke, I got to know him when he was in the Fax team and i was a lad of 17, 18, 19 playing colts & "A" team. In those days all three teams trained together most sessions on Thrum Hall. He cared about the young lads coming through, he'd sometimes go in to assist young lads signing their first contracts & negotiate terms on their behalf with the lads on meeting the B.O.D.
In those days the lads all mixed together and many a thursday night was spent down town after training visiting the Brass cat and then onto the Acca. A proper RL bloke in a great era at a great club we all loved Lango. He used to make sure we visited their Barry's ( his brother & former Bramley scrum half ) pub after games if we were over Leeds way.
I know he ( and Nige Whitehouse ) were still involved at West Bowling until maybe just a couple of seasons ago.
No finer tribute would be to win the cup in his honour tomorrow in my opinion.

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:23 am  

Hell that is sad news. He can't have been that old either.

Terry was one of my favorite players of all time. A tough and skillful little player who gave his all. I still state to this day that we would have beaten the Aussies at Thrum Hall when we were in the old second division if they hadn't knee'd him in the head during a play the ball when we were close to their line. Ref allowed them to keep the ball while Terry was in a mess and they went on to score. Terry was having a cracker up to that point.

R.I.P. Terry and thanks for the great memories

Re: Terry Langton R.I.P : Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:28 am  

Sad news - the partnership he had with Blacker and the incredible momentum of that team ignited a lifelong passion for rugby league for me - and I was of the age then when I believed they could beat the world - this seems far too soon - RIP