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PICTURES: One minute's applause at Warrington Wolves
1:27pm Tuesday 9th February 2010 in
SIXTY-SEVEN past players, teammates and work colleagues lined the North Stand of The Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday for one minute's applause in memory of Warrington Wolves scrum half Parry Gordon, also remembering Bob Ryan and Terry Lewis.
It was the biggest match day turnout of Wolves past players in memory and they were joined in their tribute by more than 11,500 Wolves supporters.
Bob Eccles, a forward who played alongside Gordon during the half back's 20 years with the club, said: "It was an absolutely tremendous turnout for Parry.
"It just shows the respect he gained and earned throughout his 20 years with Warrington."
Sunday's game was Wolves' first in the league since Gordon's death, aged 64, on November 3, while another club stalwart, Bob Ryan, died a week before that.
Former club physio Terry Lewis died on December 23.
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Parry Gordon, who made 543 appearances for Warrington between 1961 and 1981
Bob Eccles during the one minute's applause
From left, former Warrington Wolves players Ronnie Duane, Mark Forster, Andy Holbrook, Tony Thorniley, Gary Sanderson
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7:36pm Tue 9 Feb 10