'One day, two Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on my door. I said to them: 'Why did my dad and my two sisters, who'd done nowt wrong, die?''
There aren't too many footballers around the world who have been compared to the legendary George Best.
In 1969, the talented forward announced that he was retiring. But nobody really believed him, with Wolves even continuing to lay out his kit each day for training, anticipating the Yorkshireman's return.But Knowles - now 77 - never came back, tempted into a different career following a chance encounter in the United States while on loan at Kansas Spurs.
"I am not bragging here. But I loved it and I was good at it. One day, two Jehovah's Witnesses knocked on my door. I said to them: 'Why did my dad and my two sisters, who'd done nowt wrong, die?' "Everybody - the manager, the players, my family, all the Wolves supporters - they all said, 'He'll be back in six months," he added. "My family couldn't cope. My mum was upset, so angry. My brother, Cyril said, 'Give him six months'. They couldn't cope."Wolves put my strip out for about a year. Contracts were sent to me for 10 years. They thought I'd sign it. It's the best decision I've ever made in my life. I've never regretted it.
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