Jimmy Seed: Rhondda’s Adopted Son

Groomed as the successor to the great Charles Buchan of Sunderland F.C., Jimmy Seed saw his dreams shattered as Britain was dragged into a war that engulfed Europe and became known as ‘The Great War’ - the war to end all wars. Despite being gassed twice Jimmy survived, unlike many of his generation who perished on the killing fields of France and Belgium. Returning home he was told his days as a footballer were over. Jimmy was plunged into despair his future looking as black as the pit he seemed destined to return to. But the offer of salvation came from an unlikely source - the Rhondda Valley in South Wales and Tonypandy in particular. The decision Jimmy made was to change his life forever,