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that took his ability to walk and talk. He was a resident at
Hengoed Court Care Home, Swansea. Although in poor health he liked to keep up to date with all Coventry City football news.
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paid Forest a club-record £26,000 for Rees in
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for a fee of £65,000 in March 1968. He spent less than a year at the club, joining
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and was able to play down either flank. He spent six years with
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youth team, and was given his debut for the senior team by
250:(4 April 1944 – 29 October 2023) was a Welsh professional
557:"Coventry City | Club | History | History | Hall of Fame"
509:"Ronnie Rees kept up scoring after time at Coventry City"
262:. At international level, he made 39 appearances for the
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282:in May 1962. Rees spent six years at
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844:Haverfordwest County A.F.C. players
834:Men's association football wingers
483:"Where Are They Now - from J to Z"
462:"Where are they now - Ronnie Rees"
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824:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
524:"Obituary: Ronnie Rees 1944–2023"
522:Hornby, Mark (31 October 2023).
441:. Swansea City A.F.C. 1 May 2008
859:English Football League players
854:Sportspeople from Ystradgynlais
611:Coventry City F.C. Hall of Fame
460:Brown, Jim (13 November 2004).
829:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
559:. 22 July 2012. Archived from
305:in February 1969 for £60,000.
254:who played predominantly as a
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526:. Coventry City Football Club
16:Welsh footballer (1944–2023)
839:Swansea City A.F.C. players
297:Rees left Coventry to join
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266:scoring three goals.
327:Later life and death
299:West Bromwich Albion
218:International career
154:West Bromwich Albion
27:Personal information
264:Wales national team
248:Ronald Raymond Rees
35:Ronald Raymond Rees
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71:(2023-10-29)
50:4 April 1944
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799:2023 deaths
794:1944 births
545:Ronnie Rees
313:Roy Bentley
89:Position(s)
22:Ronnie Rees
788:Categories
713:Lauderdale
530:31 October
366:References
280:Jimmy Hill
252:footballer
46:1944-04-04
738:Ogrizovic
698:Hutchison
567:22 August
467:22 August
224:1965–1972
185:1972–1975
167:1969–1972
149:1968–1969
131:1962–1968
32:Full name
733:Matthews
668:Ferguson
493:26 March
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390:26 March
341:Bridgend
311:manager
768:Wallace
683:Herbert
678:Glazier
653:Dougall
633:Bourton
628:Borrows
623:Bennett
354:Honours
337:Swansea
319:of the
84:, Wales
82:Swansea
61:, Wales
763:Thomas
723:Machin
718:Lowrie
703:Kearns
688:Hudson
673:Gibson
663:Farmer
658:Dublin
648:Curtis
345:stroke
270:Career
256:winger
93:Winger
753:Regis
743:Peake
728:Mason
708:Jones
229:Wales
104:Years
773:Wood
758:Shaw
748:Rees
693:Hunt
643:Coop
638:Carr
569:2015
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495:2009
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339:and
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203:1975
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