My memory of players in the 60s was "legs like tree trunks"
Difficult to know how accurate that was after so long, and the lack of the intensive coverage we get now means that the impression of fewer injuries may be false, but squads were much smaller and centre backs much more likely to be built like a brick outhouse.
Posted By: watfordcanary on August 2nd 2026 at 16:07:13
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