| Geoff Hurst | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Geoffrey Charles Hurst | |
| Date of birth | 8 December 1941 | |
| Place of birth | Ashton-under-Lyne, England | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1959-1972 1972-1975 1975-1976 1976 1976 |
West Ham United Stoke City West Bromwich Albion Seattle Sounders Cork Celtic |
411 (180) 108 (30) 10 (2) 24 (9) ? (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1966-1972 | England | 49 (24) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1979-1981 | Chelsea | |
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Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst, MBE (born 8 December 1941 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is a former footballer of West Ham and England, enshrined in the game's history as the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football His three goals came in the 1966 final for England in their 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley. The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup was held in England from 11 July to 30 July The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Such an achievement was made all the more remarkable by the fact that he was only five months and eight games into his international career, and was not considered his country's premier centre forward.
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Early career
Hurst was born in the Lake Hospital Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, but moved with his family to Chelmsford, Essex, at the age of eight. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common He attended Kings Road Primary School, where a house is now named after him. The son of a lower-division footballer, Hurst's own footballing career began when he was apprenticed to West Ham United. Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played When he was scouted for West Ham United, he played for a Sunday team in the Tandridge League (Surrey area), Chipstead. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played
Hurst was initially a strong-running midfielder but was converted to a centre forward by manager Ron Greenwood. Ronald 'Ron' Greenwood CBE ( 11 November 1921 — 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager West Ham won the FA Cup in 1964 with Hurst scoring the second equaliser in a tight and exciting 3-2 victory at Wembley. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after A year later, Hurst was back at Wembley for the final of the European Cup Winners Cup against 1860 Munich, and West Ham won 2-0. TSV 1860 München, commonly known as 1860 Munich is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The following season he was in the West Ham side which lost the League Cup final on aggregate to West Bromwich Albion, and in February 1966 he was given his debut for England by manager Alf Ramsey. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Sir Alfred Ernest 'Alf' Ramsey (22 January 1920 &ndash 28 April 1999 was a footballer and manager of the English national football team from 1963 to 1974
Hurst played one first-class cricket match for Essex, against Lancashire at Aigburth in 1962, although it was not a successful outing: he made 0 not out in the first innings, and was bowled by Colin Hilton, again for 0, in the second. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Aigburth ( IPA /ˈɛɡbəθ/ is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. In Cricket, not out is a term used on scorecards to signify that a Batsman has not been dismissed when the Innings is finished An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during Bowled is a method of dismissing a Batsman in the Sport of Cricket. However, he appeared several more times in the Essex Second XI in 1963 and 1964, before concentrating entirely on football.
1966 World Cup campaign
Hurst settled into international football quickly but as the World Cup approached, it seemed clear that his inclusion in Ramsey's squad of 22 would merely be as a different option to the first choice partnership of Jimmy Greaves and Roger Hunt. James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February, 1940 in East Ham, London) is a legendary English former football player Roger Hunt MBE (born 20 July 1938 in Golborne, Lancashire) is an English former footballer whose predatory instincts Greaves and Hunt were indeed picked for the three group games against Uruguay, Mexico and France, but in the latter game, Greaves suffered a deep gash to his leg which required stitches, and Hurst was called up to take his place in the quarter final against Argentina. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA With captain Bobby Moore and young midfielder Martin Peters already in the side, it completed a trio of West Ham players selected by Ramsey at this most crucial stage of the competition. Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. Martin Stanford Peters MBE, (born 8 November 1943 in Plaistow, London) was a football player and member of the victorious
Argentina were talented but preferred a violent approach to the game, which saw them reduced to ten men. The game was still tightly contested as it entered its final 15 minutes, but then Peters swung over a curling cross from the left flank and Hurst, anticipating his clubmate's thinking, got in front of his marker to glance a near post header past the Argentine keeper. England won 1-0 and were in the semi finals.
Greaves was not fit for the game against Portugal so Hurst and Hunt continued up front, and England won 2-1 thanks to a brace from Bobby Charlton, the second of which was set up by Hurst. The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton, CBE (born 11 October 1937 in Ashington, Northumberland) is a former English Professional As the final against the Germans approached, the media learnt of Greaves' return to fitness and, while appreciating Hurst's contribution, started to call for the return of England's most prolific centre forward. The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public
Ramsey, however, would not be swayed. Hurst had played well enough to keep his place and, with substitutes still disallowed in competitive football, Greaves' hopes of taking part in the final were dashed. A substitute is a player in Association football who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player Ramsey informed Greaves and Hurst of his decision the day before the game, and would be conclusively vindicated.
The World Cup Final
West Germany took the lead through Helmut Haller early on, but six minutes later Moore was fouled just inside the German half of the field. Helmut Haller (born July 21, 1939 in Augsburg, Germany) was a footballer who represented West Germany at three World He quickly picked himself up and delivered the free kick to Hurst, totally unmarked in his run, as the Germans regrouped. The goalkeeper seemed frozen as the header thundered past him, levelling the match. In the second half, chances went begging for both sides before England won a corner on the right with a quarter of an hour left on the clock. Circadian Locomotor Output Cycles Kaput, or Clock is a gene which encodes proteins regulating Circadian rhythm. Alan Ball took it, outswinging the ball to Hurst on the edge of the area. Alan James Ball Jr, MBE (12 May 1945 &ndash 25 April 2007 was an English professional footballer and football club manager Hurst turned to shoot and the ball deflected high into the air, looping down on to the right boot of Peters, who smashed it home.
The Germans equalised with virtually the last kick of the game, forcing extra time. The subsequent 30 minutes would shape the rest of Hurst's life. In the first period, Ball flicked a pass inside to Hurst in the penalty box who struck a strong shot towards goal with his right foot, falling backwards as he did so. The ball beat the goalkeeper, hit the crossbar and bounced down before Wolfgang Weber, scorer of the Germans' second goal, headed it out for a corner. England's players claimed a goal; the Germans were just as adamant that the ball had not fully crossed the line. The referee Gottfried Dienst, unsure, decided to consult his linesman, Tofik Bakhramov, on the right flank, who had waved his flag to get the official's attention. Gottfried Dienst ( 9 September 1919 &ndash 1 June 1998) was a Swiss football Referee who was born in Basle Tofik Bakhramov ( Azeri: Tofiq Bəhrəmov, Russian: Тофик Бахрамов; November 29, 1926, Baku – The Soviet linesman signalled that the ball had crossed the line, and the goal was given. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. The Germans were furious and protested with the linesman vociferously, but because the linesman spoke only Russian, Turkish and Azeri, that was a pointless exercise. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Ever since, football reporters and commentators on England games have called in jest for a "Russian linesman" (though in actual fact Bakhramov was from Azerbaijan) whenever there has been a contentious decision to make, especially when that decision has not gone England's way. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South
The debate on Hurst's second goal will last forever. Advances in technology have never conclusively proved that the ball crossed the line and generally support the opposite view, but Bakhramov was insistent at the time and continued to justify his decision in the decades to come until his death. For his part, Hurst never saw the ball bounce down because his momentum on shooting had taken him backwards on to the Wembley turf. However, he always believed the ball was in the net because of Hunt's reaction - the Liverpool striker was following in as the ball hit the bar and turned to celebrate a goal instead of trying to knock the rebound into the net. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Hurst's argument was that a natural goalscorer such as Hunt would have put the ball into the net himself had he been in any doubt.
It looked like a 3-2 win for England with Hurst as the hero with the winning goal but in the last seconds, as the Germans were pushing everyone forward to seek the equalizer, Moore cleared his lines with a long ball over the German defence. While spectators ran on the field, Hurst ran on towards the goal, stating later that he intended just to blast it as far away as he could to eat away valuable seconds. He did rather better than that - the left-foot shot flew into the net at the near post, completing a stunning victory and a hat-trick which remains unique to this day. The referee allowed the goal despite the spectators on the field, and there was no time for the Germans to restart the match.
Hurst still emerged the hero of the win but, as a result of the third goal, became an icon of world [1] football too.
It is stated often that Hurst's hat-trick is technically a "perfect hat-trick", as he scored with his head, right foot and left foot. Others feel this is contentious, as he score a disputed goal. It is not a "flawless hat-trick" as this has to be scored in one half of the game.
Last minute
The referee had put his whistle to his lips as Moore shaped to play the final pass to Hurst. A simple whistle is a Woodwind instrument which produces Sound from a stream of forced air He didn't blow it, however, yet some supporters misheard, assumed the game was complete and started invading the pitch. As Hurst collected the pass, BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme immortalised his own contribution to the day with the most famous piece of football commentary ever:
"And here comes Hurst, he's got. Kenneth Wolstenholme DFC & Bar ( July 17, 1920 - March 25, 2002) was the football commentator for BBC . . (notices invaders) . . . some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over! (Hurst shoots and scores) . . . It is now! "
Hurst was immediately jumped on by Alan Ball, the only other player upfield at the time Moore played the pass. Meanwhile, cameras quickly snapped a bemused-looking Greaves in his suit and tie on the England bench, amazed at the achievements of the man who had replaced him. A camera is a device used to capture images either as still Photographs or as sequences of moving images ( Movies or Videos. Greaves would later say it was an emotional reaction but he was just as thrilled for Hurst and England as the other squad players who had not been picked for the final.
After the match
It wasn't until the celebratory banquet that evening that Hurst realised he had scored a hat-trick, assuming that the final whistle had been blown before he'd struck the ball into the net for his third goal. A banquet is a large public meal or feast complete with main courses and desserts This meant he had not attempted to get the match ball as a souvenir, which hat-trick scorers traditionally do. A souvenir (from French, for memory) memento or keepsake is an object a traveler brings home for the memories associated with Haller, scorer of the Germans' first goal, acquired the ball and was seen holding it as he collected his runner's up medal. He returned it to England more than 30 years later.
The media were desperate to speak one-on-one with Hurst and they found him the day after the final, back home in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. As if to prove that life had to go on, Hurst was carrying out the mundane task of mowing his lawn when the journalists turned up. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends
Continuing international career
Hurst continued to play and score for England but at the age of 24, his career had obviously peaked. Nothing in football could ever surpass winning the World Cup and scoring a hat-trick in the final. But although he won no more honours with West Ham or England in the 1960s he still maintained his England place for much of the period as for the 2-3 seasons immediately after 1966 he was as good a Centre Forward as there was anywhere in World Football and was still an internationally-feared goalscorer by the time he was named in Ramsey's squad which would go to Mexico and defend the World Cup in 1970. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
Hurst scored the only goal of England's opening game against Romania as England progressed through to the quarter finals, where once again they would face West Germany. The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. Hurst played a part in a goal for Peters which put England 2-0 up, but the Germans forced their way back and won 3-2 after extra time.
In 1972, West Ham reached the semi final of the League Cup when they played Stoke City over two legs. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. In the home leg for West Ham, they were awarded a penalty which Hurst took. He blasted the ball with some power for the top corner, but Stoke goalkeeper and Hurst's international team-mate Gordon Banks somehow fingertipped the ball over the bar. Gordon Banks, OBE (born 30 December, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer A finger is a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the Hands of Humans and other Primates Normally humans have five digits Stoke won the tie and ultimately the competition, and Hurst left West Ham to join them later the same year for £75,000. The pound, a unit of currency originated in England as the value of a pound mass of Silver. He had played one game short of 500 for West Ham, scoring 252 goals.
His England career ended the same year with yet another game against West Germany in the qualification stages for the 1972 European Championships, which England lost. The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. He had won 49 caps and scored 24 goals, currently putting him 11th in the all-time England scorers' list.
His final years as a player
Manchester United had a bid of £200,000 rejected for Hurst on 18th June 1968 . Hurst wound down his career with Stoke City and also West Bromwich Albion. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are He then signed for the Seattle Sounders of the NASL in 1976. For other teams using this name see Seattle Sounders (USL and Seattle Sounders FC. North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U Unlike many players who came over to the NASL from Europe to end their careers, Hurst rapidly proved his worth, and became a valuable member of the Sounders team. He was the team’s second-leading scorer, helping the Sounders make it to the playoffs for the first time in their brief history, with 8 goals and 4 assists in 23 regular season games, and 1 goal in the playoffs. More important than Hurst’s numbers was his sense of timing: not only did he score the first (in the home opener against Portland) and the last (in the playoffs against Vancouver) goals of the season, 5 of his 8 goals were game-winners. After Seattle, Hurst played in Kuwait and signed for Cork Celtic in January 1976 [2]. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Cork Celtic FC were a former Irish football club based in Cork.
Post-playing career
Upon his retirement from playing, Hurst moved into management and coaching. He was assistant to his ex-West Ham boss Ron Greenwood after the latter took over the England job in 1977, player-manager of Telford United and manager of Chelsea from 1979-81. Ronald 'Ron' Greenwood CBE ( 11 November 1921 — 9 February 2006) was an English football player and manager Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. He joined Chelsea, then in the Second Division, before the 1979-80 season, initially as assistant manager to Danny Blanchflower. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower ( February 10, 1926 – December 9, 1993) was a footballer, football manager When Blanchflower was sacked, Hurst was appointed manager. Things initially went well, and for much of the season Chelsea were on course for promotion, but two wins from their final seven league games ensured the club finished 4th. The following season again began well, with the Blues among the early promotion pace-setters before a dismal run set in, with Chelsea scoring in just three of their final 22 league matches, culminating in Hurst being sacked in April 1981.
In 1975 Hurst was decorated with the MBE. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. In later years, Hurst became a successful businessman, working in the insurance industry. Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss He also became much in demand as a pundit and a motivational speaker. In 1998 he was knighted. The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. He is currently Director of Football for McDonald's fast food chain.
In perspective
England fans claim that the name and achievement of Geoff Hurst remains unique in global football, while others point out that he scored only one undisputed goal at full time, plus two controversial ones in extra time.
Since 1966, only three players have come close to emulating Hurst's hat-trick in a World Cup final. Mario Kempes of Argentina in 1978, Zinedine Zidane for France in 1998 and Ronaldo for Brazil in 2002 all scored two goals in World Cup finals but did not manage a third. Mario Alberto Kempes (born July 15, 1954 in Bell Ville, Córdoba) is an Argentine former football Striker The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.
Hurst's contribution to the English game was recognised in 2004 when he was inducted in the English Football Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. Hurst is also one of the few footballers who have been knighted, and this recognises his contribution to the game.
In popular culture, a shot bouncing off the crossbar and hitting the line is referred to as a "Geoff Hurst style shot" if no goal is given, or a "Geoff Hurst style goal". An example of that is David Trezeguet's penalty against Italy in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final when it went to penalties. The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 9 July 2006 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin to determine the winner of the 2006 As he shot, the ball smacked the bar, and in similar circumstances it was not clear if it crossed the line. Another similar thing happened at St James' Park, with Newcastle playing Chelsea in the Carling Cup quarter final in 2006. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Obafemi Martins shot from about 35 yards, it beat Petr Cech and bounced off the bar; once again there was confusion about it. Petr Čech ( (born 20 May 1982 in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic is a Czech international football No goal was awarded. Replays later showed Martins' ball was half in.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Chelsea |  |
September 13, 1979 | April 30, 1981 | 79 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 44. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 30 |
Honours
Statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 1959-60 | West Ham United | First Division | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1960-61 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 1961-62 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 1962-63 | 27 | 13 | ||||||
| 1963-64 | 37 | 14 | ||||||
| 1964-65 | 42 | 17 | ||||||
| 1965-66 | 39 | 23 | ||||||
| 1966-67 | 41 | 29 | ||||||
| 1967-68 | 38 | 19 | ||||||
| 1968-69 | 42 | 25 | ||||||
| 1969-70 | 39 | 16 | ||||||
| 1970-71 | 39 | 15 | ||||||
| 1971-72 | 34 | 8 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | Stoke City | First Division | 38 | 10 | ||||
| 1973-74 | 35 | 12 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 35 | 8 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | West Bromwich Albion | Second Division | 10 | 2 | ||||
| USA | League | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | Total | |||||
| 1976 | Seattle Sounders | NASL | 24 | 9 | ||||
| Total | England | 529 | 212 | |||||
| USA | 24 | 9 | ||||||
| Career Total | 553 | 221 | ||||||
References
External links
- Geoff Hurst management career stats at Soccerbase
- Sir Geoff Hurst's Hat-Trick - for England against West Germany in the FIFA World Cup on 30 July 1966
- England-Expects.org - Comprehensive website detailing current and historical information about the England team
- English Football Hall of Fame Profile
- Geoff Hurst's cricket record from CricketArchive
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Danny Blanchflower |
Chelsea manager 1979-1981 |
Succeeded by John Neal |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hurst, Geoffrey Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hurst, Geoff |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashton-under-Lyne, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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