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TO celebrate the ECHO'S 125th birthday this year, we are bringing you Merseyside's ultimate roll of sporting honour.
All this week we visit and revisit the region's top all-time sports stars -- one for every year of our existence.See the full content of this document
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125 Merseyside Sporting Greats: Today: M to S
They are men and women who were born and bred in the region -- or who made such an impact here that they are forever associated with Merseyside.
And we want you to vote for the greatest of them all!Each night this fascinating eight-page pullout, lists them in alphabetical order of their surnames.It's a must-have collection for every true sports fan.We are giving every one of our stars a number in the order in which they run, so you can vote for your favourite, which the ECHO will announce next week.Memorable moments. Unforgettable names and faces -- they are all here this week.For the full list of our 125 greatest -- and details of how to vote -- see page 7 of this section every night.76 Dewi Morris DEWI Morris was a proud Welshman who became a fully-fledged, respected England international.For two stirring seasons he was also regarded an honorary Scouser after he switched from Winnington Park to Liverpool St Helens and inspired the club's promotion to Courage League Division One in 1990.A supremely talented scrum-half, he scored a hat-trick of tries in Lancashire's County Championship success at Twickenham, then went on a successful Lancashire tour of Zimbabwe during which he forged a devastating partnership with the Orrell dominated pack.That influenced his decision to quit LSH for Orrell in the summer of 1990, while his England career was enduring a temporary break.After scoring on his England debut against Australia, he missed out on the 1991 World Cup where England reached the final.But he bounced back with typical character. He was a member of the historic British Lions side which won the opening Test against the All Blacks in Auckland in 1993, by the biggest score ever record by a touringLions side. In 1995 he was an integral member of England's World Cup team in South Africa, playing five of the six games.A thrilling late victory over Australia provided him with his career highlight."I have never been in a game at club or international level where a match was won like that, during the flow of the game, and with a drop goal of that range.That was, of course, before Jonny Wilkinson, 2003 and all that!77 Alex Murphy BY most people's estimation, Alexander James Murphy was one of the greatest rug by players this country has ever produced.He had already gained a huge reputation as a junior player before he signed for St Helens on his 16th birthday in 1955.Such wa...See the full content of this document
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