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Dickie Rooks

Dickie Rooks

Clubs played for: Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Bristol City, Willington (1957-1972)

Born: 1940

Birthplace: Sunderland

Position: Centre-half

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Rooks, Dickie Dickie took my dad to Willington when he was 17 to play for them. My dad waited about outside for a bit, then Dickie came out 20 minutes later. He told me dad to grab his bag because he had just been sacked!
14-11-22 Stephen Swansborough

Rooks, Dickie I remember Dickie when he played for Silksworth Juniors. He must have been about 18 then, I was 14, think he was on SAFC books, then.
08-09-22 George Hall

Rooks, Dickie Dickie biggest thighs in Ashton Gate. Rock solid.
27-03-22 Gerry Gow

Rooks, Dickie I used to see Dickie Rooks fairly regularly whilst travelling on the bus around Sunderland before he made any first team appearances. After I moved away from Sunderland the next time I saw him was when Sunderland came to Spurs. It ended in defeat for Sunderland, as forecast by Alan Gilzean, but it was made memorable when Rooks was knocked out when heading the ball away.
17-03-22 Stewart Hardy

Rooks, Dickie I was scouted by Dickie Roots at Medowfield sports centre when I was 12. Dickie picked me to attend Sunderland School of Excellence for one hour every week. I’ll never forget the buzz I got when Dickie picked my name. I did not make the grade in football I ended up as a YTS for Hartlepool and then went to professional boxing. I always ask any Sunderland fan if they know Dickie. Grant Leadbitter does. God bless you Dickie lad.
21-08-20 Francis Jones

Rooks, Dickie (This is not strictly a Dickie Rooks memory but I thought I would share it.) In 1965 when I was 13, I had a football pen pal who lived in Sunderland (I live in Edinburgh.) He invited me down for the Easter weekend to see Sunderland play Wolverhampton Wanderers and then Birmingham City on consecutive days at the old Roker Park. That was in the days when footballers were not cosseted and were capable of playing 3 games in 4 days. After the Birmingham match my friend said we should hang around outside the players' entrance and get some autographs. There were plenty of other boys there with the same idea. When the players did come out they were immediately surrounded. I got a few signatures and moved on to join the next group. I thought I recognised Dickie Rooks, the Sunderland reserve centre-half, from his fair, receding hairline. I said “will you sign please Dickie” several times. A boy next to me said something I could not make out. I carried on pleading “will you sign please Dickie” before the boy next to me said slowly “it’s John Schofield, the Birmingham goalkeeper, not Dickie Rooks.”
Oops….”will you sign please John” which he did. Schofield also had a fair receding hairline so it was an easy mistake to make. We were invited on to the Birmingham coach to get the rest of the players autographs. It would never be allowed these days.
10-09-19 Gray, F

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