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NO not Neils dad. This Donald was from Fort Augustus and probably played late 40's early 50's. He knew my grandfather George Munro who was chairman at the time so I think this time period was correct. I also believe he was a really good shinty player as well

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Like you Charles I thought it was Neils dad. The Donnie we knew was a friend of my parents and lived for a long time in Bruce Gardens just a few doors away from my Gran and granda. He was also my boss in The P&J office in Rangemore Road where I was a young message boy delivering The Evening Express. As you said he played with Rangers in the fifties although I don't think he made it to the first team(could be wrong though). Charles if you get any more info from your newspaper colleagues or from Neil about Donnie I would love to here how he is doing.

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NO not Neils dad. This Donald was from Fort Augustus and probably played late 40's early 50's. He knew my grandfather George Munro who was chairman at the time so I think this time period was correct. I also believe he was a really good shinty player as well

Must have been 40's I think, because even I don't remember him. There was a MacIntosh at left half in Caley's all star team of 50/51, but I'm pretty sure he was Bobby. However, I stand to be corrected as the old memory is not as good as it once was!

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Like you Charles I thought it was Neils dad. The Donnie we knew was a friend of my parents and lived for a long time in Bruce Gardens just a few doors away from my Gran and granda. He was also my boss in The P&J office in Rangemore Road where I was a young message boy delivering The Evening Express. As you said he played with Rangers in the fifties although I don't think he made it to the first team(could be wrong though). Charles if you get any more info from your newspaper colleagues or from Neil about Donnie I would love to here how he is doing.

DITD... the only time I ever met Donnie was about six or seven years ago at an athletics match where his grandaughter (Neil's daughter Robyn) was running. We did an interview which ended up as a feature in The Courier.

CMIB... I'm sure it was 50s because I recollect that he was winning races out of the park for the High School up until about 1952.

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