Film seeks posthumous knighthood for ‘Sir Bobby’
Bob died o 24 February 1993 (aged just 52), and the film will help raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund, which raises funds to investigate the causes of bowel cancer that tragically claimed his life.
Journalist and TV presenter, Matt Lorenzo, also hopes the project will help “the campaign to get the man the posthumous knighthood he so obviously deserves’’.
Timeless Films will use archive footage of Moore’s life, and interviews, to tell some of the real stories behind Moore’s footballing glory.
It will focus on his two battles against cancer; the facts that led to false accusations about a stolen bracelet at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico; and the failure to give a home-grown hero the respect he deserved in later life.
The film has been co-written by Lorenzo, who will also help produce it.
“He was a kind, humble man who always had time for people,” commented Lorenzo. “I can’t think of any greater hero in our national game. To have known him personally only deepens my admiration. His was a life touched with glory, struggle, tremendous challenges and, towards the end, ill-deserved disappointment.”
A percentage of the film’s profits, as well as the proceeds from the premiere, will go towards the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK.