{"id":134641,"date":"2023-11-28T18:38:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=134641"},"modified":"2023-11-28T18:38:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:38:03","slug":"how-man-city-legend-went-from-footballer-to-shirt-supplier-for-david-bowie-and-appeared-in-movies-before-getting-statue-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/how-man-city-legend-went-from-footballer-to-shirt-supplier-for-david-bowie-and-appeared-in-movies-before-getting-statue-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"How Man City legend went from footballer to shirt supplier for David Bowie and appeared in movies before getting statue | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIKE SUMMERBEE went from being a footballer to a shirt supplier for David Bowie after hanging up his boots.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Manchester City legend also became a movie star before being immortalised outside the Etihad Stadium with his own statue.<\/p>\n


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Summerbee joined City in 1965 from Swindon, signing in a deal worth \u00a331,000.<\/p>\n

He went on to score 68 goals from midfield in 452 appearances for the club during a golden era for City.<\/p>\n

During his 10 years in sky blue, Summerbee won six major trophies, including a league title and the European Cup Winners' Cup.<\/p>\n

However, he also had a successful shirt-making business outside of football which proved popular with celebrities.<\/p>\n

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Summerbee's customers included Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone as well as Bowie.<\/p>\n

He had also previously ran a clothes shop with Manchester United star George Best.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on their business partnership, he told SunSport in 2021: "We didn\u2019t sell many clothes but there were plenty of girls in there. They were there to see George, not me.<\/p>\n

"He was like a film star, a Beatle, such a great-looking man and such a lovely man.<\/p>\n

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"He was the best man at my wedding, we ran the business together and we had a flat together.<\/p>\n

"We were friends not rivals. We didn\u2019t talk about football much."<\/p>\n

After retiring in 1980, Summerbee would launch his own movie career after a phone call from Bobby Moore.<\/p>\n

The World Cup-winning captain approached him about starring in the 1981 classic Escape to Victory.<\/p>\n

Summerbee appeared as Sid Harmor alongside the likes of Stallone, Pele and Michael Caine.<\/p>\n

Despite his fashion and film careers, Summerbee remained close to City after retirement, working with the commercial department and on the matchday programme until 2006.<\/p>\n

He has since been a club ambassador and is regularly seen in the stands at the Etihad.<\/p>\n

The 80-year-old has now been immortalised outside the ground as well, after the unveiling of a new statue.<\/p>\n

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City have honoured three club legends by unveiling the sculptures of Summerbee, Colin Bell and Francis Lee.<\/p>\n

The trio made a combined 1,280 appearances for City, with Bell and Lee also part of the sides which won the league and European Cup Winners' Cup in 1968 and 1970, respectively.<\/p>\n

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