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Throwback To The Time Ian Wright Was Reunited With His Old School Teacher

Throwback To The Time Ian Wright Was Reunited With His Old School Teacher

A great moment for the Arsenal legend.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

We all love a feel-good story and one of the very best examples involves Ian Wright.

The Arsenal legend, who netted an incredible 185 goals in 288 games, was being filmed at Arsenal's Highbury stadium. And there was a huge surprise in-store when Wright was reunited with Mr Syd Pidgen, a teacher at the primary school Wright attended in south East London.

Wright, Arsenal's talisman at the time, had not seen Mr Pidgen for about "23, 24 years" and speaking before the surprise, the teacher said he expected Wright to be of the opinion that his former tutor had passed away.

Wright's face lit up when he saw Mr Pigden, who uttered the words "You're alive!" as he shook his former teacher's hand.

The former Crystal Palace and Arsenal man was visibly emotional at seeing a man who was one of the first people to support him in his quest to become a professional footballer.

Speaking in an interview following on from the moment, Wright said Mr Pidgen was "so supportive all the time" and that Wright was "kind of like his special guy".

Watch the incredibly heartwarming moment in the following clip:

Them feels.

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