Quote The Dentist Wilf="The Dentist Wilf"Ah Tommy Harris undoubtably the best hooker there has been in my life-time so good even the queen appreciated him. Attending her first ever cup final she is reported to have said to RL Council member Bill Cunningham, “It is amazing that such a small man can be at the bottom of a pile of bodies in the scrum and then be so active a short time later”. I also think he was the first man ever (up until then) to get the Lance Todd trophy on the losing side.'"
First man to receive the Lance Todd trophy on the losing side was Frank Whitcombe (Bradford prop) in 1948 against Wigan - Tommy was the 2nd in 1960. The LT trophy commenced being awarded in 1946.
PS.Having found a clip of the 1960 final it was Neil Fox that hit Tommy's head in a tackle not Derek Turner as I mentioned in an earlier post.