I ENJOYED Mike Amos's article about former footballer Ivor Broadis on the occasion of his 85th birthday (Backtrack, Dec 14).

I remember him from the 1950s and, as an inside forward, he was sometimes seen as an international rival to Wilf Mannion.

It was during a BBC Radio Sports Report programme one day that I heard football expert Charles Buchan recommend Broadis for England selection.

Fast-forward now to the 1980s when a young work colleague asked me for help with a newspaper football quiz.

He could not identify the photograph of a certain player, but I had no difficulty at all in pointing out it was Ivor Broadis.

LD Wilson, Guisborough, East Cleveland.