2020 Deaths.

[Steve J]

Sir Everton Weekes, one of the famous 'Three W's' of West Indian cricket . A very good innings in all senses of the phrase.

[Techno]

Definitely.

Cheers - Phil

[Scorpio_Rocks]

John "jackie" Charlton - Leeds and England Legend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53373542

[Techno]

That's another 'old' footballer from my 'youth', gone.

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Was he the last of the '66 World Cup squad?

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Itsnt Bobby still around ?

[Raider4]

Was he the last of the '66 World Cup squad?

No, a few still around. Just off the top of my head I think Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Roger Hunt, Nobby Stiles and George Cohen are still alive. I'm sure a few more of the lesser known sqaud members are as well. Probably all into their eighties by now though.

[Techno]

 

Bobby Charlton I'm sure is still going strong.
Roger Hunt.....Yep....still think he's about
Geoff Hurst....Positive he's still going (Met him at a sports trade fair in the early seventies....truly....along with Mike England and Eusebio.)

Martin Peters ?....Is he still going ?..not sure..I think not.
Alan Ball ?.....Not sure.
Nobby Stiles....Not sure, without looking that up.
George Cohen...again not sure.

Ray Wilson....Think he's gone.
Bobby Moore...Died a good few years ago.
Gordon Banks....Positive that he died a good while ago.
Jack Charlton....Obviously, just gone.

Good grief...I can still remember the whole team from' 66.

Cheers - Phil

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Well you had only just started drawing your pension !

[T13A]

Hi

George Cohen of Fulham is still very much around.

Come on you WHITES! 

Cheers Paul (Fulham supporter since my Dad first took me to the Cottage around about 1964)

[Techno]

Good grief !...It's a small world !

My dear old Dad took me to see Fulham around that time as well.
Think I saw something around 10 games....Though I can only remember three of the teams that Fulham actually played against.

Man Utd, Chelsea, and Luton (In the Cup.)

Different times....Can remember sitting right next to a family who were Man U supporters....Don't think you'd get that nowadays !

Cheers - Phil

[T13A]

Hi Techno

Wow, sitting in the Stevenage Road stand (now the Johnny Haynes Stand, Luxury! 

Those were the days, I remember they had the first electronic score board (showing the half time results) in the country.

My son and I went on a 'stadium tour' of the ground last October and got to go into the Cottage itself.

Cheers Paul

PS I used to go to St Marks School in Bishops park right next to the ground.

[Techno]

Yeah, Paul 

I truly can't remember how much Dad used to pay for the tickets.

1/6d, 2/6d ?.........

It was around the time that Johnny Haynes became the first £100 a week player.

I can remember we used to drive from near Guildford and be able to park pretty close to the ground..... so we'd only have to walk a couple of hundred yards. (Bet you couldn't do that now !!. )

Good grief !.....In those days the players (from Fulham) used to turn up with their kit bags, and simply walk through one of the entrances...getting mobbed by little oiks, like myself, for their autographs.

Sadly, I have to say that I couldn't recognise any of the players, at that stage.....I just followed the throng !

Happy days.....and a completely different world...Was it Tommy Trinder who was the chairman, in those days ?

Cheers - Phil.

[Scorpio_Rocks]

Yikes! This one was totally unexpected:

Grant Imahara - Mythbuster and Tech Geek
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grant-imahara-dead-mythbusters-host-was-49-1303101

[fsn]

Ohhhh! That's sad.

I loved Mythbusters and White Rabbit.

He was such a geek!