And about time too. The Wigan winger, all time great, and Rugby League's first knight.

My most vivid memory of him is from back in 1965 or so. Swinton v Wigan at Station Road. An elderly lady with a blue and white umbrella, a Swinton supporter, was heaping all sorts of imprecations on him, "You f*** black n****" was one of the milder ones. Boston showed no reaction until a lull in the game found him by the touch line not far from this charmer. In those days of standing terraces, there was only a narrow (cinder!) track and a low wall between the pitch and the spectators. And the good lady kept up her harridan tirade at full volume... until Billy slowly walked over, and spoke quite calmly: "Sorry, madam, I couldn't quite hear what you were saying." Silenced for the remainder of the match. I seem to recall that Wigan won by a margin, but you'd have to look up the records for that.

A knight worthy of the title.