Long, long ago Jack was a regular at the Royal Oak (aka the Sump, a nickname that became the official name a few uears back) on Newton Road, Burton. It was also my local and I worked there part time as well. He would be in 2 or 3 lunchtimes midweek and on Saturday evening. He was a great domino player and had his own braille dominoes. His mind worked brilliantly, when a domino was laid, you would tell Jack what was at each end and he knew, and remembered, which domino had been played. I've seen him knock 3 or 4 times and then play a domino and turn the rest of his face up on the table and say "stop that then". He was right and we couldn't stop him winning that hand.

One midweek lunchtime he said to me "Howard, you're Reg's lad aren't you? (I was mid 20s at the time). I said "yes". He said "your Dad's a Derby fan, what about you"? I confirmed that I was indeed a Rams fan. He then reached inside his jacket pocket and said, have you ever seen one of these? and put something in my hand. It was his FA Cup winner's medal. An emotional moment.