“I shook his hand, and I say to people now, I think it’s about time I washed that hand.” Jim Cumbes laughs as he talks about the day he “stopped everything” the great Pelé could throw at him. “At the ...

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Former Villa keeper and Worcestershire bowler on his double life; plus, fellow dual-professional Sidebottom on turning down Clough ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Cumbes played both professional football as a goalkeeper and cricket in the 1970s - Paul Cooper for Telegraph Sport “I shook ...