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.
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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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