Published date
23 March 1923
References
IMDb[online] Available at: www.imdb.com/name/nm3011101/ [Accessed on 24 April 2023]
by Mark Hornby, Coventry City [online] Available at: www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/october/feature-a-profile-of-steve-mokone---coventry-citys-first-black-player/ [Accessed on 13 October 2020]
Steve ‘Kalamazoo’ Mokone was born in Doornfontein, Johannesburg. He became the first black professional footballer to play in Europe, when he signed for the English Club Coventry in 1955. In 1959 he was elected Europe’s best soccer player. He is regarded as the greatest footballer South Africa has ever produced, often being compared with the world’s all time greats including The inimitable Pele of Brazil.