{"id":14111,"date":"2020-04-17T07:22:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T11:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14111"},"modified":"2020-04-19T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T14:26:33","slug":"norman-hunter-dies-aged-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14111","title":{"rendered":"Norman Hunter Dies, Aged 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53445110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53445110.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2.53445110-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Former England and Leeds defender Norman Hunter has died aged 76.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter, who made 28 appearances for the Three Lions and was part of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad, was last week admitted to hospital with coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds said in a statement: \u201cLeeds United are devastated to learn of the passing of club legend Norman Hunter at the age of 76.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement on Leeds\u2019 website added: \u201cNorman was taken to hospital last week after being diagnosed with Covid-19 and despite continuing to battle and the best efforts of NHS staff, he sadly lost his fight earlier (on Friday) morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe leaves a huge hole in the Leeds United family, his legacy will never be forgotten and our thoughts are with Norman\u2019s family and friends at this very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hunter did not play in England\u2019s 1966 World Cup campaign as he could not break the partnership of Jack Charlton and Bobby Moore.<\/p>\n<p>He made 540 appearances for Leeds and won two First Division titles, the FA Cup, League Cup and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups.<\/p>\n<p>He also played for Bristol City and Barnsley, managing the Tykes after he retired as well as Rotherham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-14111\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14111&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-14111\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14111&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-14111\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14111&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14111\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former England and Leeds defender Norman Hunter has died aged 76. 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