Editing Sam Ricketts (section)

==Early life==
Ricketts was born in [[Aylesbury]], Buckinghamshire.<ref>{{Hugman|16681|access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref> His family is highly involved in equestrianism. His father is the 1978 world [[showjumping]] champion Derek Ricketts, later performance manager of the UK showjumping team from 2002 to 2010,<ref>[http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/showjumping/derek-ricketts-sacked-as-show-jumping-team-manager/ Horse and Hound, Report of dismissal, Published 13 January 2010]</ref> and his uncle is the former [[National Hunt racing|National Hunt]] champion jockey [[John Francome]]. As a teenager, Ricketts himself was a keen rider until prioritising football.<ref>{{cite web |title='If Millwall don't fancy it, then we've got a chance' says Telford's Ricketts – and he's not horsing around! |website=GiveMeFootball.com |url=http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=3811&type=1&month=2&year=2005| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005637/http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=3811&type=1&month=2&year=2005| url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=1 July 2006}}</ref>