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Happy 75th Birthday Mooro

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peleWest Ham United and England legend Bobby Moore would have celebrated his 75th birthday today.

Mooro, who lifted the FA Cup in 1964 and European Cup Winners’ Cup 1965 with West Ham, rose to football immortality when he became England’s World Cup winning captain in 1966, receiving the Jules Rimet Trophy after Hammers team-mates Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters had scored the goals that led their country to a 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley. A year later, Moore was made an OBE but he was never knighted.

Born in Barking on 12 April 1941, Moore played 108 times for his country and made 646 appearances for West Ham. During his career, the elegant central defender earned a reputation for being one of the finest players in the world.

An enduring image of Moore is that of him embracing the great Brazilian forward Pele following the 1970 World Cup match in Guadalajara, Mexico, which Brazil won 1-0.

Tragically, Moore died from bowel cancer on 24 February 1993 at the age of 51.

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