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Missing In Action
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We've all known them - well-known faces from our playing days, who simply disappeared after graduation.
Listed below are those famed Sharks from days gone by who either inadvertently strayed from the path of Whaledom or who simply thought better of continuing any association with a bunch of beerheads.
I'm sure there are more than we've managed to name and shame on here, so please let me know of any more absentee Whales who should be included.
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
Phil Murray (Muzza) DE - 'decided not to continue with his course' (i.e. failed 2nd yr of his Maths degree and the tutors wouldn't let him on to the slightly less demanding Home Ec course)
Yasser Elguindi (Big Daddy Y) LB - one of the Sharks' great US imports, a fantastic LB, a wonderful friend and - amazingly for a septic - a decent drinker.
1992
Graham Sowden (Les) TE/OT/DT - decided to pursue alternative opportunities following an altercation with a resit paper. Last known to be living happily in the NW with his new wife, but nothing heard of in the last few years.
Mark Hughes (Sparky) FS - the famously floppy haired/necked lanky free safety, once a fixture at all Sharks events, has quietly slipped off the face of the earth. Maybe if we made the OBW theme obscure bands' tour t-shirts...?
1993
Steve Flanagan (Chicken) OT - well-loved (even if rarely understood) during his time with the Sharks, Steve has been as conspicuous in his invisibility as he was in his visibility as a Shark.
Steve Pethen (Pethenetic) OT/DE - Steve lived hard and died young (or his career as a Whale did, anyway). The last he was seen was at OBW '95 (?), clutching a photograph cut from a magazine swearing blind it was his 'fiance'. Steve certainly knew how to blow his own trumpet.
Dirk Pittard (Loratio) QB - this reformed lothario has apparently put his brazen uni days behind him and has entered the witness protection scheme under the alias of a teacher and PC manufacturer. Various attempts to prise him out of his shell have failed. Can you help?
Neil Fairless (Arms) LB - once an OBW regular, Neil has taken to hiding in the shadows. Does he have a dark secret?
1994
Martin Rye LB - again, a rock in his time at Hull, Martin could be counted on as an ever-present. However, trying to pry him out of his beloved Toon is more difficult than getting him to wear unbranded shoes.
Dave Sant (Scampi Boy) WR - the quiet man of the Sharks during his time, Dave did sterling service as Fixtures Sec ('anyone fancy helping me mark out the pitch?').
Rick Tilley (Keys to the Fridge) C - this amiable Wezzt Cunnry giant was probably the least suited to playing O-line in the history of the Sharks. Thank heavens it took D-linemen a long time to run around him.
Tige Howie DT - the world's most home-sick man finally got his wish and went back to the States, never to be heard of again.
1995
Gus Hoyt - Went out for a pint of milk and never returned - he probably still owes someone 30p
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
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