THE ‘LORD’ WHO TOOK BEEFY TO HOLLYWOOD DIES AGED 79
‘LORD’ Tim hudson, Sir Ian Botham’s flamboyant ex-manager from the 1980s, has died at the age of 79. A huge cricket fan, DJ and voiceover artist, hudson was close to the Beatles and in 2004 published his memoirs,
From The Beatles to Botham. he and Botham eventually fell out over failed plans to turn the England cricketer into a hollywood actor in the mid-80s. It is understood that hudson’s US-based daughter, River, tried to contact Botham after her father’s passing but has so far been unable to do so. hudson, who hosted celebrity matches at the cricket ground at his former Cheshire home, Birtles Old hall, passed away last month.