[Football] Roger Hunt Dies

[TomandJerry]

Former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt has died at the age of 83, the Premier League club has announced.

Hunt was part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side and is Liverpool's record league scorer with 244 goals.

The forward won 34 England caps, scoring 18 international goals after making his debut in 1962 when Liverpool were in English football's second tier.

Hunt played in every game of the 1966 World Cup and scored three times to help England out of their group.

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[DavidinSouthampton]

As a boy in Worthing in the 60s, Liverpool was always my first Division team, mainly because everybody else's was either Man Utd or Tottenham.... and I liked Bill Shankly.

So I was very sad to see this. I also remember Geoff Hurst saying about "that" goal in the 66 World Cup Final that he knew it was in when Roger Hunt wheeled away celebrating rather tha busting a gut to get the ball in.

.......Having said that, I think Mr Hunt must have been short-sighted, because I never thought it was in.

 

[Weststander]

A huge 285 goals for the Reds (or initially the Red and Whites).

RIP legend.

 

[GT49er]

RIP another of our World Cup (and Liverpool) heroes.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Many will tell you he remains Liverpool's best ever striker

 

[Pavilionaire]

R.I.P. Roger. What a goalscorer he was, an amazing record for Liverpool and decent records for England and Bolton too.

And then there were three...

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

One wonders why, with such a great scoring ration, 18 goals from 34 appearances, he never featured more for England.

R.I.P. Roger.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

One wonders why, with such a great scoring ration, 18 goals from 34 appearances, he never featured more for England.

R.I.P. Roger.

Huge competition for striking places I would assume, Greaves, Hurst, Peters (maybe Clough for a while not sure)

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Huge competition for striking places I would assume, Greaves, Hurst, Peters (maybe Clough for a while not sure)

True, but after that starring role in the World Cup finals . . .

Still that was Sir Alf's problem, not mine.