Sean Connery: The First James Bond’s Untold Football Career and Manchester United Offer

Written in Curiosities on 12/18/2023 · 3:00 p.m.

The renowned actor Sean Connery, who died in 2020, will not only be remembered in history for having been the first James Bond but also for his past as a footballer.

The Scotsman could have joined the squad of Manchester United in England, one of the powerful in Europe, so he opted for performance and it didn’t go badly for him.

• Actor Sean Connery was one of the most famous movie stars and has participated in countless big screen hits.
• But prior to that, the Edinburgh-born artist came to play football professionally for the Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic club in the 1950s.
• According to what was published by the newspaper The Indian Express, Sean Connery himself rejected an offer from Manchester United that wanted to sign him after having seen him in some friendlies that his team played in England.
• Despite the good offer, the actor did not reject it considering that he was 23 years old and that he would only play for a short time, so he leaned towards acting.
• Former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby was the one who spotted Sean Connery playing against a local team while on tour with a musical and tempted him to join the Red Devils.
• According to rumors of those times, Sean Connery was offered a contract of 25 pounds, which was about 32 dollars, per week but which the Scottish actor decided to reject.
• “I really wanted to accept because I loved football. But I realized that a first-class footballer could be on the hill at 30, and I was already 23,” the first James Bond declared years later.

The love for Sean Connery and football never ended as he regularly attended the Celtic-Rangers classics in his native country and was even a main part of the official film of the 1982 World Cup.

2023-12-18 21:11:31
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