Family pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ as Sunday League footballer’s killer jailed for life after ramming van into crowd

A FAMILY have paid a touching tribute to a “true gentleman” Sunday League footballer as his killer is jailed for life.

Sam Wilson, 26, had just left a pub in Ilkeston, Derbyshire with his teammates at around 2am when a van drove into them on December 16, 2023.

BPMSam Wilson was killed just before Christmas after he was hit by a van[/caption] Nottinghamshire PoliceHis family have paid tribute to ‘the most loving, kind-hearted, genuine soul that you could ever meet’[/caption]...