Steve Braddock dead at 58: Arsenal pay tribute to head groundsman who got job after chance meeting with George Graham
ARSENAL head groundsman Steve Braddock has passed away aged 58 after suffering from a long illness.
Braddock joined the Gunners in 1987 following a chance meeting with then manager George Graham – who needed someone to look after the pitch at Highbury.
He exceeded in his job, winning the Premier League Pitch of the Season award on several occasions as well as ‘Turf’s Top Influencer’ in 2019.,
A year later 2020 he became only the second person in history to enter the Grounds Management Association’s Hall of Fame.
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