01-11-2020, 08:57 AM
Whilst touring with South Pacific, he and fellow cast members played a match against a local side in Manchester, who were being scouted by Manchester United's Matt Busby.
Following his performance in the friendly, Connery was offered a Manchester United contract by his fellow Scot. The contract offer was £25 a week, almost double what he was making as a touring actor.
Connery, despite his internal conflict, turned the contract down.
"I really wanted to accept because I loved football," recalled Connery. "But I realised that a top-class footballer could be over the hill by the age of 30, and I was already 23.
"I decided to become an actor and it turned out to be one of my more intelligent moves."
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Following his performance in the friendly, Connery was offered a Manchester United contract by his fellow Scot. The contract offer was £25 a week, almost double what he was making as a touring actor.
Connery, despite his internal conflict, turned the contract down.
"I really wanted to accept because I loved football," recalled Connery. "But I realised that a top-class footballer could be over the hill by the age of 30, and I was already 23.
"I decided to become an actor and it turned out to be one of my more intelligent moves."
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