I suspect Heritage readers north of Birmingham, have read the following, but other tribes?
The pubs of Manchester website describes some of the colourful characters that frequented the boozer. After stumbling across The Eagle on a night out, one former student remembered the locals clientele of the pub as "like inmates from an insane asylum".
He described one former boxer who commandeered the pool table as staring at him with "mad red chicken eyes". He also recounts another "heavy metal Rasta guy" as dancing in the middle of the pub to a tune that was playing in his own head.
In the 1970s, the pub was run by the famous TV wrestler known as Honey Boy Zimba. Known for his headbutting in the wrestling ring, Zimba's real name was Ernal Stephens who died in 1999.
Stephens was born in Sierra Leone but later emigrated to the UK with his family. Based in Manchester, Honey Boy took part in many televised bouts against other big name rivals including Giant Haystacks in the 1970s and '80s.
Correct spelling here and the numbers don't quite stack up. One more week and he would have made 59. That's if everything was reported Correctly. Married in 1968.