Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the South Africa Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He captained both Leeds United and South Africa, was shot in the back in Soweto and came back to play, and was introduced by Nelson Mandela as a hero.
Lucas Valeriu Radebe grew up in Diepkloof in Soweto and was sent to school in Bophuthatswana by parents trying to keep him away from the township violence. He was playing for Kaizer Chiefs in 1991 when he was shot in the back in the street in Soweto; the bullet passed through without hitting his spine and he was playing again within months.
He moved to Leeds United in 1994 and stayed eleven years, playing more than two hundred games, captaining the side through the run to the Champions League semi-final in 2001, and turning down Manchester United to stay. Leeds supporters still sing about him.
He captained South Africa at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and won fewer caps than he should have because injury and club duty intervened. He received the FIFA Fair Play Award in 2000 for his anti-racism work. Nelson Mandela, introducing him at an event, called him my hero, which is the line every South African account of him ends on.
He moved to Leeds United in 1994 and stayed eleven years, playing more than two hundred games, captaining the side through the run to the Champions League semi-final in 2001, and turning down Manchester United to stay. Leeds supporters still sing about him.
He captained South Africa at the 1998 and 2002 World Cups and won fewer caps than he should have because injury and club duty intervened. He received the FIFA Fair Play Award in 2000 for his anti-racism work. Nelson Mandela, introducing him at an event, called him my hero, which is the line every South African account of him ends on.
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