JACK Walker was a happy millionaire after Blackburn Rovers won a place in Europe
The club's rich uncle couldn't make it to Upton Park as his team beat West Ham 2-1 to qualify for Europe for the first time in their history.
And he admitted he didn't dare watch teletext for progress of the game, because of the tension.
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