The fascinating stories of fifty association football heroes. The profile of each footballer tells their football career and the circumstances of their selfless act of bravery, many in war but others in peacetime.
Recognition ranged from the award of the Victoria Cross and other military decorations through to awards by the Royal Humane Society. In some cases recognition was given in the courts, by work mates or the football authorities. In others the recognition was simply the gratitude of the person rescued and his/her family.