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R. F. C. MOORE OBE
(12 Apr 1941 – 24 Feb 1993)

Regarded as one of the greatest defenders the game has ever seen by none less than the great Pelé, Robert Frederick Chelsea (Bobby) Moore will be remembered for leading the England national team to her only FIFA World Cup win till date, the 1966 edition that she hosted...

Bobby Moore's 108 games for England was a record for outfield players that stood till 2009 before David Beckham surpassed it - goalkeeper Peter Shilton had done it earlier...

A veteran of over 600 games for West Ham United in 16 years, Bobby Moore led the club for more than ten years winning the FA Cup in 1963–64 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1964–65, and was nominated West Ham's Player of the Year in 1961, 1963, 1968 and 1970...

Bobby Moore was nominated BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1966, the first footballer to be so, and remaining the only one for another 24 years...

It was 15 years after his demise that West Ham United officially retired his number 6 shirt, in 2008. A member of the World Team of the 20th Century, Bobby Moore was the first to enter the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. The Wembley Stadium entrance is adorned with a bronze statue of Bobby Moore...

On the downside, Bobby Moore was rounded up several times for drunk driving, beginning 36th birthday till January 1984 when he was handed a three year ban...

A testicular cancer survivor in 1964, Bobby Moore developed cancer of liver and large intestine in 1991. Losing his battle, he became the first member of the England World Cup winning side to pass away, this day, in London, 1993...

Bobby Moore's acumen and an uncanny ability to anticipate moves made him one of the most composed and friendly of defenders in the world of football...

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