His son, Wayne, paid tribute to his father, saying he was proud of the tributes which had remembered his father as a gentleman, as that was what he was, adding, "Not many people can drop into a conversation that their dad played for England.
Wayne, his son, praised his father by mentioning the tributes that portrayed him as a dignified person. He also noted that it's rare for people to casually discuss their father's experience representing England in sports.