Eric Sono

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Eric Bhamuza "Scara" Sono (born 1937 – died 1964) was a South African soccer player who ignored the apartheid laws prohibiting people of different races from competing with one another. He captained the Orlando Pirates and was the father of Jomo Sono and Julius Sono. He died in a car crash at age 27, when Jomo was age 8.[1]

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  1. ^ Thepa, Madala (17 May 2009). "He played hard and lost badly - Sono says he knows his pitfalls". Sunday World. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.