I remember as a kid watching Wire v Saints at Knowsley Road. We had somehow ended up with tickets for the old wooden main stand and ended up among the locals - John Bevan singlehandedly won us the game, scoring 4 tries and just generally being John Bevan
... even the locals applauded him at the end.
Put simply, John Bevan was box office, one of those small number of players who, even as an opposition fan, you were excited to see.
He was also one of the few players from that era who I can confidently say would have been just as successful in today's game.
An absolute legend.