THE hair is a different colour and the frame a little more full... but the look of determination in those eyes is the same.
As a boy Tony Stewart was as fit as any footballer and faster than most.
He and his brother Terry were among Yorkshire's best runners, winning honours at county and club level.
"At the age of 11 I ran my first cross country and I began to think I had gone the wrong way," said Tony in his office at ASD Lighting on Rotherham's Barbot Hall industrial estate at Parkgate.
"There was no-one behind me as far as I could see, for 200 or 300 yards.
"But that's just how far in front of the rest I was.
"I was Yorkshire mile champion at the age of 15 and represented Yorkshire in the all-England championships.
"I was in the top five and my twin Terry was Yorkshire half-mile champion."
But the Stewarts' athletics careers were short-lived.
"When we were 15-years- old my dad took over the Ship pub on Shalesmoor and we supported him by working in the pub and it took us away from our training.
"We used to run for Rockingham Harriers and what it gave us was a sense of having to compete.
"In life you put yourself in opposition to others and you strive to win.
"That comes through in life too.
"You have to have the will to win"
Rotherham United chairman Tony still runs three times a week for fitness.
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