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That day hed had his breakfast, lunch and his tea. It caused a domino effect that was to prove both a blessing and a curse, as Shankly delayed disbanding much of the team that brought Liverpool two league titles and a belated first FA Cup during the mid-1960s, along with the clubs first major European final. Former Reds midfielder Terry McDermott remembers Hughes as a "bundle of joy". Goodnite, Godbless xx, steve tayloralway`s smiling, you were a PROPER liverpool player, brilliant, loved you then, love you now. Rodney shook his head in disbelief as he was in the penalty area at the time. We can trace the seeds of Smith's dislike for Hughes back to 1973, when after a much publicized fallout with Bill Shankly, Smith was dumped from the role of team captain and replaced byEmlyn Hughes. Out of this world! he must be the most adored adopted Scouse - God bless. Will be sadly missed by many. Revie selected Hughes for further games through the early part of 1977, during which time Liverpool sought an unprecedented treble of League Championship, FA Cup and European Cup. California I was born in Liverpool and saw Crazy Horse play many, many times. dave (man u fan)Great man,great character and a great player.Best England Captain after Bobby Moore.R.I.P.Crazy Horse,you'll never walk alone. He was my inspiration.GOODBYE, AussieSydney God Bless Emlyn - a great bloke - from a Blue, michael molphyA TRUE LEGEND.A REAL GENTLEMAN.AND A SAD LOSS TO FOOTBALL, SLIPONE OF LIVERPOOLS TRUE LEGANDS NEVER TO BE FORGOTTON. I was in the Kop, LFC were playing Man City, Rodney Marsh was goal bound on his own. Cameron, Emmas five-year-old son, is a Liverpool fan and recognises his grandad in old TV clips. [13], In 1980, Hughes was decorated with the OBE for services to football, and later featured on the television tribute show This Is Your Life. JaneHe had an infectious laugh and smile great character, so young and so sad. Stephen Lewis, Hulleveryones thoughts go out to his family. Valuable at left-back as Hughes was, Shankly was convinced that his new signings future was best laid in a more central position, from where the former Blackpool man could have a wider influence on the rest of the team. Chemotherapy took its toll on Hughes in the final months of his life. November 9th marks the anniversary of the death of former Liverpool captain . Smith was soon back in action, which meant a temporary return to midfield for Hughes, but when Liverpool made the trip to Highbury to face Arsenal in early November matters turned decisively. That is something very few people get to do.. The reaction of Smith was to storm out of Highbury and onto the first train out of Euston that was bound for Liverpool. The following season Hughes made just 16 appearances in the side, enough to earn his final title medal. Not a wild statement but TRUE. She has his unmistakable smile. Its a very sad day for liverpool, the country and football! He was an inspirational player and he will never be forgotten. You've lost a star. Emlyn Hughes was my hero,one of the worlds finest footballers,he had won all the major trophies except one with Liverpool but he finally got it anyway,he was a great captain and will be very sadly missed,go with god Hughsie and see you when i get there. The transfer fee was 65,000 and even if you convert it into the modern-day equivalent it will be funny money, just 1.189m! [3] Hughes earned 62 caps for the England national team, which he also captained. A great loss to everyone. He featured sporadically in England's successful qualifying campaign for the 1980 European Championships, he captained the team for the final time in the 11 1980 Home International game with Northern Ireland draw at Wembley and won his 62nd and final cap against Scotland in the next game as a substitute. 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Scouses from the Bay Area of the USA. Afterwards I did think, He got the better of me even then. Former soccer star Emlyn Hughes was recovering after an operation to remove a brain tumour. 'Emlyn leaves a wife, Barbara, and two children. And thats when it hit. Whatever work he did for me he did it with the same enthusiasm as when he played football,, a true pro. He desereved to win all he got I will always admire him he was an inspiration to me. Its still difficult for Barbara, Emlyns wife for 32 years, to talk about her loss. Rotherham were relegated after winning only one more game during the season. Barbara says: Emlyn would have loved the idea of it have a party, watch football, and raise money for a wonderful cause.. he asked them, and only when they replied "Please" would he sign for them adding "That little word got me to where I am today - remember it." A sad day for all football fans around the world. Thanks for being a real star Emlyn. Brief spells followed with Rotherham, as player manager, Hull, Mansfield and Swansea before he retired from football in 1984. Emlyn Hughes talks EXCLUSIVELY to shankly.com. - Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (Commodore 64 Version) - Cup Mode Longplay -The one and only Emlyn Hughes.For more videos like this, please subscribe t. Now you're with Shanks, Crazy Horse. Ray NashEmlyn was a great captain, and a great ambassador for Liverpool on and off the field. He will be sadly missed by all of us who had the pleasure and privilege of seeing him perform his magic on the field and his class whenever off the field. In 2008, Tommy Smith claimed in his autobiography that on 8 May 1972, Hughes told him that he had been speaking to a number of Arsenal players who were "willing to throw a match for 50 a man." i hope the liverpool team will follow crazy horse. Even from a distance, Emma is instantly recognisable as her fathers daughter. He signed for Blackpool as a teenager, but his all-action style soon brought him to the attention of Liverpool boss Bill Shankly. David Fairclough talks about Emlyn Hughes, Rafa Benitez pays tribute to Emlyn Hughes, People in Liverpool remember Emlyn Hughes. Emlyn, you are gone too soon. He had an infectious laugh and smile great character, so young and so sad. everyones thoughts go out to his family. It took a lot for a player to turn the head of the Liverpool manager enough to win himself a shirt on a Saturday afternoon at the expense of a current incumbent, yet Shankly was so smitten with Blackpools teenage talent that there would be no stopping the gravity of Hughes rise. Watching them in the late 70's and throughout the 80's with him as captain of probably THE GREATEST FOOTBALL TEAM EVER. He had tears in his eyes and a heavy heart all showed in his facial expression. RIP. He will be sadly missed. England progressed to the quarter finals, where they were defeated by West Germany. Thanks for all the great memories Crazy Horse, RIP. Kevin ChappleGrowing up as a teenager in the 70's and watching the Reds gave us all some of the most magical experiences we could ever wish for. Hughes settled into the midfield at Liverpool during a transitional period for the club, earning the nickname "Crazy Horse" after an illegal rugby tackle on Newcastle United winger Albert Bennett. the world will be a sadder place without one of liverpools best ever players. Hughes would sporadically return to action, usually at left-back as cover, or occasionally in place of an inconsistent Kennedy; he would play his last games for Liverpool in the two unsuccessful . Thanks for all the great memories Crazy Horse, RIP. Great man,great character and a great player.Best England Captain after Bobby Moore.R.I.P.Crazy Horse,you'll never walk alone. Players who have taken 5+ penalties for Liverpool FC. Hughes completed a full set of English football domestic honours by winning the League Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1980. One of the all-time Liverpool greats. Now, 30 odd years later, I realise just how much of an influence he had and what a wonderful man he was. Thanks for being a real star Emlyn. I would have been very pleased to have had Emlyn in any of my squads. [3] He was made an OBE in 1980 for his services to sport. Bernie Wheaton, New Jersey, USAI'm 59 years old and can remember when Shanks signed Emlyn from Blackpool as a raw younster who became a great inspirational footballer for Liverpool and England and he captained both. Hughes for his part tried his very best to stop himself hugging his royal team-mate, though the threat of a handbag around his head partly did the trick. He underwent surgery for a. I couldn't believe my luck when, 2 years ago, he played at our local football club with his charity team (David Johnson etc). When he lived in Formby he did a lot of great work for a local children's charity. The family are backing Brain Tumour Researchs new World Cup fundraising drive called Host for Hope: Game On. "Football will definitely miss him - he was a legend.". He was always positive from day one. His death feels like the death of my youth. Having not played a single minute in Mexico, between the autumn of 1970 and the spring of 1974 Hughes was to be Englands first choice left-back, Ramsey failing to follow the example set by Shankly in building his team around him in a more central position. Then came the children: Emma, 41, who now runs a marketing agency and lives in West London, and Emlyn, 38, a finance manager based in Manchester. and it dawned on me - he played the game in the spirit it was always meant to be played - and the spirit I enjoyed watching it played. Emlyn Hughes '87 GSAS is a professor of physics and the deputy chair of the physics department. his passion both on and off the field was admirable. Greenwood included him in the squad for the European Championship finals in Italy as an experienced reserve, but Hughes did not play any matches and England were eliminated in the group stages. I'm his age, and can't believe he's left us. Shirley CoeThe King is dead. Alongside Peter Jones again, he was present at the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989. Rest in peace Crazy Horse, we'll miss you. What a sad day for Liverpool. I just wish modern players followed Emlyn's example. Ste Speed recalls one of Liverpool's most charismatic players, Emlyn Hughes, who passed away on this day in 2004. She has his unmistakable smile. TonyGave it his all, not only for the Liver Bird, but anything he set out to do. He was playing for Blackpool at the time. Hed just come back from the 1970 World Cup in Mexico and he said, I think its time we thought about getting married everybodys beginning to talk about us. The statistics were something like one in every ten thousand. He died at his home in Dore, Sheffield, at the age of 57. The statistics were something like one in every ten thousand. KeithEmlyn Hughes was the epitome of enthusiasm for the game, loyalty to club and country, and all-round professionalism that is so rarely seen today. On the eve of the 1979/80 season, Hughes was allowed to depart Liverpool for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he would go on to lift the League Cup as captain the one domestic honour that had eluded him at Anfield even going on to gain a recall to the England squad for the 1980 European Championship, where just like in Mexico a decade earlier, he would miss out on an on-pitch contribution. Along with Nobby Stiles, Hughes was one of only two outfield players who did not feature in any game. He died where he wanted to die!. A great man A great football player A great ambassador for the game and life God Bless Emlyn and his family. Scouses from the Bay Area of the USA. Emlyn will always be part of the great Liverpool history. He played in the next game in the same position. [citation needed] Hughes is also remembered at Anfield, a statue of him being carried by Bob Paisley was unveiled in 2020. . Eric AtkinsonAs a fifteen year old schoolboy, Emlyn played for Risedale School in the football team, the rugby team, won the Barrow Schools' Cross Country and competed in the Inter School Sports. Smith maintained that the only witness was Ian Callaghan. Id gone to get him some tablets and then the doctor, whod visit on his way home, said, You havent got much time., So I went in and that was it. The doctor called that night.. Barbara says: Although he was away a lot, the door would always open and hed be there. joA Liverpool legend, a excellent player. Emlyn Hughes was a great ambassador for English football. cyberdol - ThailandIts a very sad day for liverpool, MartinA Liverpool great, who will be sadly missed. I will miss him.. Anfield folklore insists that the Red Star game was the eureka moment where Shankly opted to restructure his central defence, switching traditional stoppers for ball-playing variants, yet it was an evolution that had already been 12 months in the making. "We made him captain and he said it was one of his proudest moments, to lift the League Cup for Wolves.". Barbara says: We went to our GP, then a specialist who sent him for an MRI scan. YNWA. He had time for everybody and will be sadly missed. DunnyLFC Legend, the first centre-half who could take someone on and put it in the net like a centre-forward. And thats when it hit. I was in the Kop, LFC were playing Man City, Rodney Marsh was goal bound on his own. But his zest for life continued. Over the years . Barbara says: Emlyn would have loved the idea of it have a party, watch football, and raise money for a wonderful cause. She says brain cancer research is underfunded and wants more done to save families from similar heartbreak. Before the end of 1972, it had become patently clear that Rosss replacement in the squad, Trevor Storton, was not of a high enough quality to be entrusted to be Liverpools primary backup central defender, and when Smith continued to suffer with a cluster of injuries during the autumn and winter of 1972/73 it was to Hughes that Shankly turned for cover. All rights reserved. Inheriting a side that had won the Third Division championship under Ian Porterfield, including such players as John Breckin, Tony Towner and Ronnie Moore, Rotherham made a patchy start to the season and were in the relegation zone in January. From the Kop watching him push the Reds to glory. England equalised through an Allan Clarke penalty but the match ended 11 and England failed to qualify. Both of you loved and missed. Robert Wilkins, BristolI have been a lifelong Liverpool fan and when I was about 9 or 10 I can remember my dad taking me to the barbers. "Signed in 1967 by Bill Shankly, he was to be one of the most inspirational signings this club ever made. Terrance Eganu were the gratest player of all times. Jo cardiff Emlyn was a great player an takes me back to my childhood in the 70's when we the reds were the best.god bless thoughts are with Emlyns family you'll never walk alone. True to his word, Shankly swooped on Hughes as soon as Blackpool gave him the green light, a transfer that was partly facilitated by the man who had fought tooth and nail to fend off the advances of Liverpool. Emlyn Hughes dies aged 57 Former England captain succumbs to brain tumour Staff and agencies Tue 9 Nov 2004 05.57 EST Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died from a brain. He retired from football altogether in 1983 and went on to enjoy a successful television career, appearing as a captain alongside Bill Beaumont on the BBCs A Question of Sport and on the TV show Sporting Triangles. May he rest in peace. Barbara and Emma say Emlyn would have been delighted with Liverpools success this season. A Gent and a Legend.Thanks for the memories, EMLYN CRAZY HORSE HUGHES RIP. He controversially withdrew Bobby Charlton and Martin Peters in the second half but retained a clearly exhausted Terry Cooper, who played at left back the entire 120 minutes although Hughes was available to replace him. ", Chief executive Rick Parry said: "Our deepest sympathies go out to wife Barbara, children Emma and Emlyn junior, and the rest of the family at this sad time.". Well Ill be the second person to survive, then., That attitude helped us too because we couldnt wallow in self-pity., He got nicer if that was possible, says Barbara. All rights reserved - LFCHistory.net - [emailprotected] - This is an independent website not owned by Liverpool Football Club. Had the pleasure of meeting him back in the late 70s at the supporters' club in Lower Breck Road. And he always had a smile.. My memory of meeting with Emlyn Hughes is rather unusual, I was out in Moscow with my late (d.22/07/2002) husband Albert's job in the early 70's when the England football team came to play, all the Ex Pats went to the match of course to support them. He died in his home in Sheffield on November 9 . Condolences to your wife and family. I just closed the door on the room where he died. you will be sorely missed, Jordan KennedyLiverpool f.c lost a great man. William of TexasHe was one of the greatest players of his era. I was so happy to see that big grin of Emlyns when he lifted the cup. My father had cancer and we have been through it all, chemo all the horrible things that it brings. He would just give 110%," he said. 19,681 views Apr 16, 2015 89 Dislike Share Save Valerie Harvey 18 subscribers Subscribe Emlyn Hughes rare footage in conversation at the AWD. Rest in peace Crazy Horse, we'll miss you. I remember this big man.. and he was just that a Big Man. He never liked fish before., His main aim was to go to Australia for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where England came back victorious. Thanks for the glory. Heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends, He will never walk alone.Godbless Emlyn rest in peace xxxx. Emlyn Hughes, captain of Liverpool and England, a forceful and exuberant left-half, whose charging runs upfield earned him the nickname Crazy Horse, has died aged 57. My father had cancer and we have been through it all, chemo all the horrible things that it brings. you'll never walk alone. You'll never walk alone. Clive ClaytonAs the promotions manager for Hi Tec Sports,Emlyn was an after dinner speaker for my Company and I can say that he was always the perfect gentleman and above all a nice guy, with no ego at all. They are doing it for the charity Brain Tumour Research to raise awareness of the disease that took Emlyns life. "Yozzer" epitomised everything that was great about the team.He was one of us and we were all in it together.Thanks, Emlyn, for the example you set and for the time of our lives. My abiding memory, Euro cups and League championships excepted, was when be scored two barnstorming goals at Goodison to give us victory over the blues. Barbara and Emmas grief is still raw and tears come to their eyes as they talk. Barbara says: We never discussed death because he never considered it but Emlyn would have wanted to die at home., It happened on the day she was arranging a hospice place for him. I will miss him.. Bill Shankly signed the 19-year-old Hughes in 1967 for 65,000 and told the press that one day the player would captain England. DamienTears in my eyes. markI only saw him play once, and crowd were singing about 'The Mighty Emlyn' How true, Andrew - South WalesA very very sad day for Liverpool FC and football in general, RIP Emlyn, John Hastings, CumbriaI'm too young to have seen Emlyn Hughes play, but I know he was an inspirational captain, none more so than in 1977, when Liverpool had lost the FA Cup Final (and with it a possible Treble). It was a shrewd piece of business. Hughes, who also played for Rotherham, Blackpool, Hull, Mansfield and Swansea, went on to make his mark in television as a captain on the BBC's A Question of Sport quiz show. He was exactly as you would see him on television. There was no coma, he didnt talk gobbledegook, he was just normal and then he was gone. Liverpool FC captain Emlyn Hughes holding the European Cup at Wembley on May 10, 1978. Hughes remained a regular voice on all matters Liverpool throughout the 1990s, and into the early years of the new Millennium, until his health began to suffer, finally succumbing in November 2004 to a brain tumour, aged only 57. The death of "Yozzer" brought back all the memories, for me, of the mid to late 70's as a teenager. In an interview in March 2004, Hughes said: 'The doctors have said to me: "Emlyn, go about your life as if nothing's happened". NickI just wish modern players followed Emlyn's example. He had time for everybody and will be sadly missed. Graham McCann spoke for all Liverpool and Wolves fans when he said: "In infants school, I got my mum to sew a number six on the back of my tiny red footie shirt. May he rest in peace. RIP Emlyn. RIP. A classic interview from 1964 between Blackpool and England star and part time editor and journalist Jimmy Armfield and a young seventeen year old full back born in Barrow-in-Furness who's father played for the British Lions Rugby Union side as well as appearing in the other code for . He for me, a liverpool fan for fifty years, man and boy, was mr liverpool,in my opinion present and future players of liverpool should sit down and watch videos of emlyn, who to me was one of the best players that ever wore the famous red shirt.god bless emlyn . My 1st real memory of Emlyn Hughes is me mum & Dad drinking with him &john Tosack,Ray Clements & friends,I was 7yrs old but I recall my parents saying what a genuine bloke he was & how fond he spoke of his wife Barbara.He was a captain Liverpool FC will never forget & remember fondly! He was always positive from day one. It was his enthusiasm and humour that was most impressive. Revie gave Hughes the England captaincy back for a Home International match against Scotland when Keegan was unavailable, before selecting him for the squad which would tour South America in the summer. RIP Emlyn. A great man A great football player A great ambassador for the game and life God Bless Emlyn and his family. We also got to mingle with the team at the Queens Birthday Party at the embassy the following day. Rooney later apologised. He just seemed like a nice, ordinary, well-mannered guy. Emlyn Hughes, footballer, born August 28 1947, died November 9 2004. . Family man: Barbara and Emma today; sleepless nights with baby Emlyn. Stig Myklebust, OsloHad the pleasure of meeting him back in the late 70s at the supporters' club in Lower Breck Road. He loved life, loved his football. Emlyn Hughes, the former England and Liverpool captain whose distinctive voice and infectious laugh endeared him to a generation of television viewers on A Question of Sport, died yesterday. Glasgow City is not always the easiest place for an Englishman to be. Both of you loved and missed. . A true gent with a heart of gold. BBC Sport's Mark Lawrenson said Hughes, who captained England 23 times and won two European Cups and four league titles with Liverpool, was one of the sport's true greats. He started his career at Blackpool in 1964 before moving to Liverpool in 1967. God Bless You Emlyn. Great fellow, great player. In later years he became a passionate horseracing fan, part-owning a runner in last year's Grand National. Liverpool Football Club, who will hold a minute's silence in honour of Hughes before the Carling Cup tie against Middlesbrough at Anfield on Wednesday, paid their tribute in a statement on their website. But he was never spoilt and aloof like some of todays stars and his down-to-earth attitude endeared him to millions, especially on BBC1s A Question of Sport. From member of Englands World Cup-winning squad to picking up the injury that would eventually end his career before its time, Byrne was just a few days short of his 28th birthday and had many mountains still to conquer, yet he would play just 50 more games for the club before prematurely yielding to retirement. YNWA. Hughes would ultimately never play in a World Cup. Barbara says: We went to our GP, then a specialist who sent him for an MRI scan. He never moaned or said: Why me? He was just lovely to be with and we spent more time together., Smiling, she recalls one odd change after his surgery. Hughes moved to Wolves in 1979, and a year later his new team won the League Cup while he was awarded an OBE for services to sport. He left Liverpool in 1979 to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for 90,000 and with them won the League Cup the only piece of silverware to have eluded him at Anfield. Hughes made his Liverpool debut in a 21 league win over Stoke City at Anfield on 4 March 1967. Where did you grow up? I was so happy to see that big grin of Emlyns when he lifted the cup. I've been waiting for somebody to say: "Jesus, Hughesy, you look rough", but they don't. [3], After retiring from football, he worked as a media personality, mainly with the BBC. and I can tell you he was there before any of the other defenders had a chance to react. There still isnt a day that goes past where I dont think of him, she says. The doctor called that night.. He was the best person to learn from and a larger than life character. Women's Super League Titles. Possibly the most famous show came when Princess Anne was a member of his team and, true to style, he ignored royal protocol by hugging the princess when she answered a question right. Emlyn Hughes was a great ambassador for English football. I wish to thank Emlyn for his contributions to my team. I'll never forget Emlyn Hughes, he was everything to me as a boy growing up. I'm his age, and can't believe he's left us. 8. TonyA true gent and always a player who gave 100%. He lead by example so much so that he and the rest of the team won their first European Cup on Tommy Smiths retirement game in Rome where they beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1. Hughes was now predominantly a central defender and played in a tactically disastrous team against Italy in Rome, which marked the lowest point of Revie's tenure as England manager. He was an example to me as a schoolkid growing up that you should always play with passion and pride but be dignified in defeat. An FA Cup final was lost in 1971, while a league title was denied Liverpool the following season by a questionably disallowed goal late in the final game of their campaign away to Arsenal, but these disappointments simply spurred Shanklys refreshed squad to greater heights as a league and UEFA Cup double was attained in 1972/73, followed by another FA Cup in 1974. Hughes also played for Hull City, later becoming a director. Dave Price He was everything a footballer should be. Evertonian New York City. A revolution of a system, one which was grounded in simplicity, Hughes lifted major European silverware in three successive seasons between 1975/76 and 1977/78, at a time when the club he captained was increasing its stranglehold on the domestic scene too. He never stopped, he was up and down the pitch, cajoling everyone. Hughes left Liverpool after 665 appearances, scoring 49 goals, for the club. A brain tumour was diagnosed and in August 2003 Emlyn had his first operation. He taught at Caltech for 11 years before returning to Columbia in 2006. After Liverpool were beaten by Second Division side Watford in the quarter finals of the FA Cup, Shankly made a decision to clear out many of the senior players who had in the previous eight years won two League titles, an FA Cup, and reached a European Cup Winners Cup final, and recruit younger players to replace them.

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