Sterling, Chariots and Calderwood.

If you are in any way suggesting that you can't recall David Smith at Leeds then the gaps in your memory are much worse than first imagined.

Without checking I would say David Smith was signed from Wakefield in the summer of 1977.

Who is the guy that beat Kev Penny in that charity race ?

Jamal Chisholm.

Hasn't made it to 1st grade yet.

That explains it then - thats the year I was exiled to Newcastle.

At that time they had never heard of the word "rugby" up there, in fact the Evening Chronicle didn't even report on things as far afield as Sunderland

Think of the film "Get Carter" and then believe it for real.

and carl gibson (who also was no slouch)

Iirc didn't Schoey point to the corner when he broke through and still beat Gibbo who was FB for Fev at the time(95 semi).

for the old ones, the late Gary Hemingway was a flyer too!

Before Offiah, there was Steve 'Zip Zip' Ella for Wigan in the early 80s ... He was fast.

Paul Sterling

There are a few interesting entries considering the thread title.

Mick Shaw was electric over the first 20yds

Indeed.

Had the thread title not included the word "Leeds" someone could've simply posted "Offiah" and locked it.

But we're talking Leeds players.

As other people have drifted OT Offiah was the fastes thing I have ever seen on a rugby pitch.

I am shocked not one of you even included Kevin Iro??? ask Chariots how fast he was or look on the tube thingy !!

It shows how fast Offiah was that other players pace is defined by the one time (or three times in ETs' case) that they managed to catch him during his career.