West Ham legend Kenny Brown has had a pacemaker fitted, his son of the same name and also a former Hammer revealed the news on Twitter yesterday with a photo of his 84-year-old father in a hospital saying “Dad after having a pacemaker fitted this morning”
Ken Brown Senior is the only Hammer to win the 1958 Second Division championship, the 1964 FA Cup and 1965 European Cup Winners’ Cup.
A tough centre-half on the field and a true gentleman off it, Brown mentored dozens of future first-team stars through the Academy of Football and partnered the 17-year-old Bobby Moore on his debut in September 1958.
He was rewarded for an outstanding career with a Testimonial match in May 1967, when he captained a Select XI including Gordon Banks and his fellow 1964 FA Cup winners John Bond and Johnny Byrne against a West Ham side captained by his long-time friend and teammate Moore.
Remember as a schoolboy in the late 60’s (after the old man moved the family to Devon) watching Ken play for Torquay Utd along with John Bond & Frank O’Farrell as manager.
Always smiling, head & shoulders in skill above the younger lads.
Get well soon Ken!
Get well soon Ken,a true West Ham legend.COYI