Ex-captain lifted World Cups in both white-ball formats and won five Ashes series
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It's written in the stars that England will win the World Cup in 2026
Football fans will enjoy this book from West Ham legend and World Cup winner Geoff Hurst, writes Paul Donovan
England's Bobby Charlton (right), Nobby Stiles (second right) and Roger Hunt (third left) celebrate the winning goal, scored by Geoff Hurst (not pictured), to the disappointment of Argentina's Jorge Solari (left), Antonio Roma (second left) and Oscar Mas
THE autobiography’s title, Last Boy of ’66, of course draws attention to the fact that Geoff Hurst is the last of the players remaining alive from that momentous day 60 years ago, when England won the World Cup at Wembley.
That in itself is surprising. All would be in their 80s if alive today.
Hurst is 83. In these days of living longer, the law of averages would suggest more should remain alive. Many have drawn attention to the disproportionate number of the team who got dementia.
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