Saturday, May 15, 2010

Bobby Moore:- 12 April, 1941 - 24th February, 1993

Bobby Moore was England's finest captain, a legend who led his country to its greatest triumph.

In 1991 he was struck by cancer, fighting it for two years before dying on February 24, 1993, at the age of 51.

The tributes to Moore were immense. The great Franz Beckenbauer, an opponent in that 1966 World Cup Final, said: "Bobby was my football idol. I looked up to him. I was so proud to have played against him."

Pele called him "one of the world's finest defenders and a great sportsman," adding: "The shirt he wore against me in that 1970 match is my prize possession. The world has lost one of its greatest football players and a great gentlemen."




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