RUGBY League visionary Maurice Lindsay witnessed the very best of times at Wigan Warriors, as well as the proud club's worst, and was a driving force in the seismic shift to summer action via the creation of Super League.
Negotiating determinedly with powerful Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch, he brokered a deal for a lucrative television contract and a move from winter seasons, with top flight-clubs following the earlier example of Wigan by going full-time.