England World Cup winner George Cohen has died, aged 83.
The right-back played every minute of the six matches in the 1966 tournament and was vice-captain for the 4-2 win over West Germany in the Wembley final.
Cohen, who spent his entire club career with Fulham, won 37 caps for England.
"Very sad to hear my friend and England team-mate has died," said Sir Geoff Hurst, who is one of the two surviving members of that 1966 side, along with Sir Bobby Charlton.
"Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man. He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with George's wife Daphne and his family,"
George joined Fulham professionally in 1956 and remained there until retirement through injury 13 years later in March 1969. Fulham had been relegated to the Second Division the season before he retired as a player and did not return to the top flight for 33 years. He ended his career with 459 appearances for the club, a figure surpassed by only five other players in Fulham's history. As a full-back, he also managed to score six League goals for Fulham.
RIP George.
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