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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other people Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football biography William Hanna "Buster" Collins (15 February 1920 – 3 November 2010)[1] was an Irish professional footballer. His clubs included Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Luton Town[2] and Gillingham.[3]

He later became reserve team manager at Gillingham, and in 1965 was appointed by manager Freddie Cox as the head of the club's newly organised youth scheme, a post he held for nearly twenty years.[4] He served as first team trainer and kitman for a further ten years, finally retiring in 1993 at the age of 73. He has been cited as a major influence on the careers of future stars Micky Adams and Steve Bruce.[5]

He died in 2010 at the age of 90.[6]

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