Roger Hunt

Roger Hunt played most of his career for Liverpool from july 1958 - dec 1969, playing in 492 games, scoring 285 goals.

He joined Bolton and played 76 games, scoring 24 goals, his England career was played 34, scoring 18 goals.

Total career stats are: played 602 and scoring 327 goals.

He retired in 1972, and had a testimonial with Liverpool in April 1972, attended by 56,000 people.

After retiring as a player, he joined his brother Peter, in taking over Hunt Brothers, as the third generation of the family-run haulage business. It was originally established by Richard and Harry Hunt in 1929.

In 2000 he was awarded a MBE for his World Cup victory. He continued to be known as "Sir" Roger Hunt by the Liverpool supporters, despite the absence of a formal knighthood.

Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006, recognising his achievements in the English game. He was voted at number 13 by Liverpool fans on the official Liverpool Football Club in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll, also in 2006. In 2016 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Warrington.

Hunt was married in 1959 to Patricia O'Brien and they had two children. He lived with his second wife Rowan (Green), near Warrington.

Hunt died on 27 September 2021 at the age of 83.