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Football great Emlyn Hughes dies
Hughes was nicknamed Crazy Horse for his larger than life personality Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died from a brain tumour at the age of 57. Hughes earned 62 caps for the national team and led Liverpool to a string of honours while at the Anfield club. He helped the club to four league titles, two European Cups, an FA Cup victory and two Uefa Cup titles. Hughes was the first player to lift the European Cup for Liverpool after the victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1977. He was awarded an OBE in 1980 for his services to sport and was famed for his bubbly and livewire personality which saw him nicknamed Crazy Horse. Hughes was a midfielder who converted to centre-back and was signed for Liverpool by Bill Shankly for £65,000 from Blackpool in 1967. Our deepest sympathies go out to wife Barbara, children Emma and Emlyn junior, and the rest of the family at this sad time Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry He left Liverpool for Wolves in 1979 for £90,000 and also went on to play for Rotherham, Hull City, Mansfield Town and Swansea City. Hughes had been battling a brain tumour for the last 15 months but his condition deteriorated in the last few days. His wife Barbara said: "He died at his home in Sheffield with his family around him." He was also known for his role as a team captain on the BBC1 sports quiz show Question of Sport. THE OPTIMISTS! 'Seeing the light in bad booking' Current members: Dave Youell Alienoid06 Impact! The Optimist And our newest member: Helmsphere ![]() |
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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Man that's a shame, so young as well.
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All Part Of The Plan
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Christ I had no idea he was ill
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dirty irani
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Smashing Blouse
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Ol' Crazy Horse
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TAKE IT EACE
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Why, Jesus? WHY?
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VALENTÍA
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Shame.
R.I.P. Emlyn. ![]() |
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A name known to most.
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Sorry to bump this up again.... But I met Emlyn once, he gave out the trophies at a football tournament back in 2002 (I think), he was a real nice guy, always smiling. Did any of you lot ever meet him?
R.I.P Emlyn Hughes A.K.A Crazy Horse ![]() |
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Your All Puppets
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