TY - BOOK AU - Becht, Richard. TI - Don Clarke-- legend T2 - Celebrity portraits SN - 9781877252204 AV - GV944.9.C57 B43 2006 U1 - 796.333 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. PB - Celebrity Books KW - Clarke, Don, KW - All Blacks (Rugby team) KW - Rugby Union football KW - New Zealand KW - Anecdotes KW - Rugby Union football players KW - Biography N1 - Prologue (From Pihama to Johannesburg ; Football without fanfare) -- First half (Country boy ; Dance hall days ; Brothers in arms ; "The Boot" is born ; The Tests ; Team-mates: Wilson Whineray ; Team-mates: Waka Mathan ; Life after rugby) -- Second half (Making a fresh start ; Family ties: Leigh ; Family ties: Glenn ; Family ties: Shelley ; Facing the odds ; The last luncheon ; The battle is lost) -- Epilogue (From Johannesburg to Morrinsville ; The Boot) -- The Boot by numbers (Some statistics) N2 - An indepth look at Don Clarke "The Boot", his life and rugby career. His story is told through the eyes of his immediate family, his two remaining brothers and some of his team mates from his All Black days ER -