Not exactly TT but which football player fractured his skull in a m/cycle acccident and recovered to go on to be one of the greatest players of all time?

Easy ! The one and only William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean.

And what are you doing asking football questions here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to see you back on the board, Ade was missing you, pop over to RRR!

ROONEY ROONEY ROONEY

I knew david would be the one to answer that!
What are you doing sending Pykey to rrr...tell Ade to get his lovely ass over here!

i heard that!

Well done David top of the class!

You were meant to! But don't tell Debs, I'm a confirmed coward.

and you were a sidecar passenger??? you shouldn't know the meaning of cowardice gal! happy new year and hope your head feels better than mine.
ade!

O.K. lets reverse the scene.

What footballer was seriously injured and went on to race motorcycles?

Only one hint, L.G. Devlin is barred from answering.

Get your thinking caps on,

Big D.

I think that he was racing before he got injured (not while racing) Derek!

This could be a bit before my time , but would it be someone by the name of R.L.Hoey, or someone with a name similar, I remember my late Dad talking about this rider , did he live about Glengormley , and play for Glenavon ?????????
If the name is wrong , dont tell me , I must get this right !!!.
Happy New Year to All.

Happy New Year to you too, Baylon...did you stay in a house near the pedestrian bridge at St Ninian's TT 2002? If so, the witch saw you........

Whoops --- I have been spotted !!! Yeah that was me , handy spot for the morning practices !! .

Have been thinking a bit more , would the name Jimmy Jones be more appropiate ?????, did he come from thse Glengormley area ?? , now this may be way off track , but were these two aforementioned names related in any way ????
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Baylon one of the two names is correct, with the date of this posting you should be able to identify the correct answer.

Happy New Year,

Big D.

Baylon, R L Hoey (Bertie) was a road racer in National events and a leading member of the Ulster MCC who contributed greatly to the organisation and running of the Ulster GP.

Sadly, he was killed in a road accident the night before the Mid Antrim in 1948, a race in which he was due to compete.

I think that Glengormley is right, but I never knew that he was a footballer.

Hi Larry , my first guess was R.L.Hoey , but when the name Jimmy Jones registered with me , i thought - hey thats who I remember my Late Dad talking about , Mr Hoey may not have played football , I think he used to have a garage on the road leading into Glengormley ( from the Antrim direction ) .
Happy New Year .

Hi Larry , my first guess was R.L.Hoey , but when the name Jimmy Jones registered with me , i thought - hey thats who I remember my Late Dad talking about , Mr Hoey may not have played football , I think he used to have a garage on the road leading into Glengormley ( from the Antrim direction ) .
Happy New Year To All.