Name a random BFC player …

Adam Wolanin. First ever Polish born player to sign for Blackpool after fleeing his homeland in 1939 when the Germans invaded. He did not play a first team game and after the war he emigrated to the USA. He was selected for the 1950 USA World Cup squad and played one game v Spain. He was inducted into the USA Soccer Hall of Fame in the 1970's.
 
Gary Briggs , A proper F@cking Hard centre Back
On one of the VHS highlights videos from the early 90s, the camera is panning and following the ball, an opposition forward just off the action makes a run and Briggs totally takes him out, head on assault. It happens in a flash, poor bastard was probably hospitalised.
 
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