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Charles Adolphus Williams MBE (23 December 1927 – 2 September 2006) was an English professional footballer who was one of the first black players in British football after the Second World War,〔(Obituary ), ''The Guardian'', 4 September 2006.〕 and later became Britain's first well-known black stand-up comedian.〔(Obituary ), ''The Times'', 4 September 2006.〕 He became famous from his appearances on Granada Television's ''The Comedians'' and ATV's ''The Golden Shot'', delivering his catchphrase, "me old flower" in his broad Yorkshire accent. ==Early life and football career== Williams was born in Royston, a small mining village near Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire. His father, also Charles, had come to Britain in 1914 from Barbados,〔〔〔( Obituary ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 4 September 2006.〕 and enlisted in the Royal Engineers.〔〔 After the First World War, his father settled in Royston, where he sold groceries from a horse and cart, and married a local woman, Frances Cook. His father had been forced to give up his job as a greengrocer as a result of trench foot acquired in France, and depended on National Assistance.〔 After leaving school aged 14, Williams worked at Upton Colliery during the Second World War, a reserved occupation. He played football for the colliery team, before turning professional, and signing for Doncaster Rovers in 1948, aged 19. A centre-half, he played for the first team in 1950, but then remained in the reserves until 1955, when he became an established first team player for four years. He played 171 times for Rovers in total, but scored only one goal, in a Second Division game away to Barnsley on 24 March 1956.〔〔 In his own words, "I was never a fancy player, but I could stop them buggers that were."〔〔 He ended his career with Skegness Town in the Midland League. He married twice. He was first married to Audrey Crump on April Fool's Day, 1 April 1957. They had two children. He later married a second time, to Janice, who survived him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlie Williams (comedian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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