Born To Play, the Barry Davis Story, traces the life of North Melbourne's first ever premiership captain.
Davis led the Roos to glory in 1975, in just his third season in the royal blue and white.
He famously held the premiership cup aloft at the MCG, in front of over 110,000 fans.
Written by Barry's brother Ken, Born To Play is limited to just 450 copies.
Synopsis
‘Don’t you dare say anything until you calm down, we’ll talk about this then.’
Ron Barassi had been on the verge of delivering the most vitriolic of ‘sprays’ to his captain Barry Davis, but instead… he backed off.
Davis was the purest of champions, competitive, skilled, super fit… and a born diplomat. The issue was soon settled.
A three-time VFL premiership player, Davis led North Melbourne to its first ever premiership in 1975. The image of him being embraced immediately afterwards by a grateful Barassi is one of footy’s most-endearing images.
This quality hardback tribute by Barry’s brother Ken comes 60 years after Davis first walked into Windy Hill – home of the electrifying John Coleman – beginning one of the most illustrious careers of all.
A member of both the Essendon and North Melbourne’s Teams of the Century, Davis was player, team-man, captain, coach, motivator, mentor and family man… he was truly Born to Play.
To secure your limited-edition copy, email author Ken Davis - kdxlsports@bigpond.com
