Our family have travelled a long way to be here tonight – we were delighted to do so on such a special night.”Richard Matthewman, former vice-chairman of Blackburn Rovers and Jack Walker’s son-in-law, said:“I remember driving Jack (Walker) back to the airport through the snow after a 3-1 defeat at Hull in December 1990 and he said ‘I need to do something about this.’Rovers chief executive Steve Waggott commented: “It was always going to take something special to compare to last year’s inaugural Hall of Fame dinner, which was an overwhelming success, but last week’s event was equally enjoyable and another great triumph for all involved.“He loved working with Kenny (Dalglish), Tony (Parkes) and all of the players.
It turned out to be the best decision he ever made!Former Rovers player, coach and caretaker manager Tony Parkes added: “It doesn’t seem like it’s nearly 50 years since I moved to Blackburn. We also raised over £10,000 for our own charity for former players, so a huge thank you to everyone who attended and helped to make this possible.”The guests also contributed, along with match funding from Blackburn Rovers and Blackburn Rovers Former Players Association, in raising in the region of £800 for Sporting Memories Foundation, who have been a fantastic support for Tony Parkes and his family following his recent Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.Former Rovers manager Sir Kenny Dalglish said: “Everything that happened at this football club wouldn’t have been possible if it hadn’t been for Uncle Jack! The Cardboard Box Company, who designed and produced the staging/event materials, and Peter Jackson the Jeweller, long-standing sponsor of the club, who provided the trophies that were presented to each inductee, also sponsored the event.Paul Harford, son of the late Ray Harford, said:“When dad first drove to Blackburn and back down to London again – he thought he’d made the biggest mistake of his life. As a family, we are truly honoured for dad’s time at the club to be recognised like this.”It was a night to remember at Ewood Park as we honoured five of our heroesTitle-winning captain Tim Sherwood added: “It’s a great honour for me to be inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside some of the greats of the 1994-95 season.The guests were delighted to see former captain Tim Sherwood parade the Premiership trophy into the Premier Suite and were entertained by many tales from the dressing room!“It was fantastic to see the rich history of the club being celebrated and a fitting tribute to Rovers’ Premiership title win 25 years ago. Rovers greats Alan Shearer, Brad Friedel, Bryan Douglas, Derek Fazackerley and Simon Garner will all be in attendance at the event, which will be held in the Premier Suite. We had a fantastic time. Everybody made a contribution because it was such a good dressing room.”Throughout this special anniversary season, we have been looking back on the memorable and historic achievement of the 1994-95 Premiership title triumph.Four goals in six games has seen Adam Armstrong nominated for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month award for July.Ken Beamish, chairman of the BRFPA committee, said: “What a wonderful evening! It was like a Cinderella story for everybody and that includes the players. In addition to information on ex players we have also added statistics which include the club’s top goalscorers, most appearances and also the football club’s final league position for each year that they have featured in the EPL.
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