{"id":1301,"date":"2021-01-21T20:06:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T12:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2021-01-21T22:49:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T14:49:35","slug":"a-tribute-to-tony-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/2021\/01\/a-tribute-to-tony-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to Tony Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_99023\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ks2SvPQbpIk?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ks2SvPQbpIk\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Mentor to some, dear friend to many, legend to the industry, and prankster to all, Tony Francis was the real McCoy.<\/p>\n<p>Though he has passed on to another realm, he has left an indelible mark on many, who don&#8217;t just feel his absence, but also feel the loss of a person who had been many things to different people.<\/p>\n<p>In this tribute, brought to you by Sports Flame, the spirit of Tony Francis, lives on, immortalised by the memories shared by his friends and former colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1302\" src=\"https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-747x420.png 747w, https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote-681x383.png 681w, https:\/\/mysportsflame.com\/sportsflame\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Tony-quote.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mentor to some, dear friend to many, legend to the industry, and prankster to all, Tony Francis was the real McCoy. 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