Quick run Ivan's coming

[bazza63 12]

Ivan used to travel and watch my husbands Saturday football team every week without fail, the games were just not the same without him. He would always have a lemondade or coke afterwards in the club house. We were very sad when he passed away.

 

Did Your Husband Play For Oughtibridge?

[saraneon 10]

He did yes, think it was called Dixel I used to go and watch him each week too, more so for the drinks in the club house afterwards( I know you dont spell it like that actually). Did you used to play there?

[harvey19 541]

I think Ivan ended up living with his mother at Worrall.

[demeer 10]

I remember seeing him at Sheffield Speedway

[RoyalRegular 10]

Ivan's mum got knocked down and killed outside the old Sportsman pub crossing Penistone Road after church at St John's one Sunday night if I remember correctly.

 

Ivan then went into a home up Sandygate, and used to go in the Ranmoor Inn on occasions.

[bazza63 12]

I think Ivan ended up living with his mother at worrall.

Ivan finished up in a home at I think Eccellsal.

[bazza63 12]

Dixell was the paper mill in Wharncliffe Side, no I didn,t play for them, used to watch Oughtbridge when Ivan supported them

[simonj 10]

Ivan's mum got knocked down and killed outside the old Sportsman pub crossing Penistone Road after church at St John's one Sunday night if I remember correctly.

 

Ivan then went into a home up Sandygate, and used to go in the Ranmoor Inn on occasions.

 

Right from the first post I wondered if this was the same Ivan who scared the hell out of us kids around Ranmoor in the 70's. Nice to know a little history of him and it saddens me to remember the abuse he got from all the school kids (unfortunately myself included on the odd occasion).

 

I remember he lived at the Oakbrook View (Ranmoor View?) centre on Fulwood Road although I don't recall ever seeing him in the Ranmoor Inn, unlike the inimitable Gerald, another resident of Oakbrook.

[scargill 10]

Right from the first post I wondered if this was the same Ivan who scared the hell out of us kids around Ranmoor in the 70's. Nice to know a little history of him and it saddens me to remember the abuse he got from all the school kids (unfortunately myself included on the odd occasion).

 

I remember he lived at the Oakbrook View (Ranmoor View?) centre on Fulwood Road although I don't recall ever seeing him in the Ranmoor Inn, unlike the inimitable Gerald, another resident of Oakbrook.

 

I think with his football conections and description this was the guy who would sit on a bench with a smaller guy from Oakbrook view, watching us playing football in Whitley woods, late 60's, early 70's, we were allways a bit concerned as our parents would tell us not to talk to strangers and these guys were a bit creapy. Ivan, reminded me of George, from the book 'of mice and men'

[simonj 10]

There's another old thread featuring Ivan here.....

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-94342.html

[ACE WASTE 12]

Ivan would always ask you to help him across the road then wait 5 minutes and ask someone else to take him back this would go on for quite a while, he also worked in the graveyard at rivelin valley.

[broncolives 10]

Ivan used to ring the bell at Owlerton Church. His mother was killed on her way to church. Ivan was kept inside untill a relative could be brought and then the vicar broke the news to him.

That was around 1973 I think he went to live with an aunt in worral before moving to the Towers at Crosspool. As a child he scared me witless but in fact was agentle giant.