<p>Roy Vernon was one of the most deadly strikers in English football's golden era. His goals helped take Wales to the World Cup finals, Blackburn Rovers to promotion to the First Division and Everton to league championship glory. Later in his career, at Stoke City, he was part of Tony Waddington's resurgent 1960s team. <br><br>But Vernon was more than just a great player. He was a maverick, a smoker and a joker, who defied his managers off the p...