manager Alf Ramsey for the 22-man squad. Hunt was one of three forwards selected for the tournament. He initially partnered Tottenham Hotspur striker Jimmy Greaves up front, but following a leg injury to Greaves he played alongside Geoff Hurst of West Ham United. He played in all six games, scoring three times, twice against France and once against Mexico, as England went on to win the Jules Rimet trophy after a 4–2 extra time win over West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley. Later and personal life After retiring as a player, he joined his brother Peter, in taking over Hunt Brothers, as the third generation of the family-run haulage business. It was originally established by Richard and Harry Hunt in 1929. In 2000 he was awarded a MBE for his World Cup victory. He continued to be known as "Sir" Roger Hunt by the Liverpool supporters, despite the absence of a formal knighthood. Hunt was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006, recognising his achievements in the English game. He was voted at number 13 by Liverpool fans on the official Liverpool Football Club in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop poll, also in 2006. In 2016 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Warrington. Hunt was married in 1959 to Patricia O'Brien and they had two children. He lived with his second wife Rowan (Green), near Warrington. Hunt died on 27 September 2021 at the age of 83. His funeral was held on 14 October at Liverpool Cathedral. Career statistics Honours Liverpool Football League First Division: 1963–64, 1965–66 Football League Second Division: 1961–62 FA Cup: 1964–65 FA Charity Shield: 1964, 1965, 1966 England FIFA World Cup: 1966 Individual English Second Division Top Scorer: 1961–62 English First Division Top Scorer: 1965–66 English Football Hall of Fame: Inductee 2006 Liverpool Football Club Hall of Fame: Inductee References External links LFCHistory.net profile 1938 births 2021 deaths English footballers Association football forwards England international footballers Warrington Town F.C. players Devizes Town F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Hellenic F.C. players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players UEFA Euro 1968 players Members of the Order of the British Empire People from Warrington (district) English Football League players English Football Hall of Fame inductees English Football League representative players FA Cup Final players National