Andy Coogan was born in Glasgow in 1917, the oldest child of poor Irish immigrants. He was later taken to Japan on a hellship voyage that nearly killed him, but Andy's athleticism and spirit enable him to survive an ordeal in which many died.
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Andy Coogan was a Scottish author and World War II veteran whose promising athletic career was cut short by the war. His experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese, marked by extreme hardship and survival, profoundly shaped his perspective. After returning home, he championed community sports participation and penned a powerful autobiography detailing his astonishing journey from poverty to resilience.