Yesterday, Wolverhampton Wanderers announced the sad news that Vice-President Rachael Heyhoe-Flint had passed away.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have always maintained a lot of pride in being a family club, and as such, losing one of their own can be difficult. So the news regarding Baroness Rachael-Heyhoe Flint’s passing has hit all associated to Wolves pretty hard, and for good reason too as the former women’s cricket captain did a great deal for the club she loved so much.
Throughout her tenure as Vice-President of the club, Rachael would consistently interact with all of the staff and players at Wolves with many coming out and saying she made them feel right at home. Her work in football, cricket and sport in general has helped to revolutionise the idea that women can do everything that men can on and off the pitch.
She was known as “one of our own”, having been born and raised in Wolverhampton and having a deep love for the team from an early age. She went on to claim both an MBE and OBE for her contributions to sport, and she bled gold and black with the guys and girls at Molineux even coining new phrases for when she was around.
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Rachael stood in the North Bank from an early age and from the second she stepped into that ground, she fell in love. Fast forward years later and the legend was continuing to cheer the lads on, also forming a special friendship with former owner Sir Jack Hayward that lasted 45 wonderful years.
She was welcomed onto the Wolves Board back in 1997, but fans who knew her realised that she didn’t need to be awarded a title in order to make her feel special. She already was. Thank you Rachael.
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