'The People's Beard' helped to make the Bulldogs a better place
Bob Murphy
August 25, 2011



BEARDS are flying at half mast today as a tribute to our retired comrade, Ben ''The People's Beard'' Hudson.

The decision has come as a shock to many of his admirers. It's fine for Ben to retire, but the beard that has long adorned his face is, in fact, the property of the people. For some, you sense there will never be closure.

Still, it might be best to move on from the messy endings of such matters and just raise a glass - or indeed, a razor - to one of our favourite Bulldogs and his trusty, hairy sidekick.

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