He loved LFC and he always give 100%. England lost 20. Within days of Hughes arrival at Liverpool, he was unexpectedly thrown straight into first-team action at home to Stoke City. Well Ill be the second person to survive, then., That attitude helped us too because we couldnt wallow in self-pity., He got nicer if that was possible, says Barbara. Clubs: Blackpool, Liverpool, Wolves, Hull City, Mansfield Town, Swansea City, Rotherham Utd (manager), Club honours: (Liverpool): 4 league titles, 1 FA Cup, 2 European Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 3 Charity Shields, 1 UEFA Super Cup, Footballer of the Year 1977 (Wolves): 1 League Cup, Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter with the day's key headlines and transfer news straight into your inbox. Nigel Cooke (Derry, N. Ireland)As a Reds fan since the 60s, I was delighted to meet Emlyn at my local club, Derry City FC, in the mid-80s when he was doing a feature for BBC television. Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died from a brain tumour at the age of 57. Barbara says: We never discussed death because he never considered it but Emlyn would have wanted to die at home., It happened on the day she was arranging a hospice place for him. Liverpool were 2-1 winners, a result that returned them to the top of the First Division, yet after an FA Cup exit away to Everton a game that Hughes was cup-tied for Shanklys side drifted to a fifth-placed finish, winning only two of their remaining 11 league games as the goals dried up. RIP Emlyn. Emlyn gave 110% you deserve all the credit you get see you on the other side. Across the span of these months, Hughes alternated between midfield and left-back, as Shankly sought the right chemistry for his faltering champions. And football fans have been paying their tributes to Hughes on the 606 message boards. He loved life, loved his football. "We made him captain and he said it was one of his proudest moments, to lift the League Cup for Wolves.". Afterwards I did think, He got the better of me even then. Along with Nobby Stiles, Hughes was one of only two outfield players who did not feature in any game. In 1973, Hughes won his first League title with Liverpool and his first European honour with the UEFA Cup, against Borussia Mnchengladbach. Condolences to your wife and family. Later that month Hughes was also appointed England captain, replacing Bobby Moore, by caretaker boss Joe Mercer. Ahmed(Manu U Fan)He was simply the best captain I have ever seen-
Deepest Sympathises to all who knew him. Thanks for the glory. To confuse a temporary French teacher at shool, I even said my name was Emlyn Huges she never knew I wasn't! i am so sad and wish to pass my thoughts to his family and all football fans,it does'nt matter which team you follow when a great human being is taken from this world so young rip emlyn. RIP. John Carroll. Lawrence Dallaglios mum gave him an England cap so he wore that. Former Reds captain and manager Graeme Souness told BBC Radio Five Live: "He. Possibly the most famous show came when Princess Anne was a member of his team and, true to style, he ignored royal protocol by hugging the princess when she answered a question right. Professor Hughes is the winner of the Feynman Teaching Award (Caltech, 1999) and the ASCIT Teaching Award (Caltech, 1997). He was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour in August 2003 and, after an operation to remove as much of the tumour as possible, began chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In later years he became a passionate horseracing fan, part-owning a runner in last year's Grand National. November 9th marks the anniversary of the death of former Liverpool captain . He scored his first goal in a 60 defeat of Newcastle United at Anfield on 26 August the same year. In 1978, Hughes was in the Liverpool team which played and lost its first ever League Cup final, to Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in a replay. Condolences to your wife and family. It is almost 10 years since a brain tumour claimed the life of the life of one of Britain's most famous and inspirational sportsmen. But you learn to get by.. He's still my hero. My thoughts are with his wife and children. In the years to come, while England lurched from being outclassed by West Germany in the two-legged 1972 European Championship playoffs to failing to qualify for the 1974 World Cup with Hughes shackled to left-back, at Liverpool he was Shanklys on-pitch general, dictating a new rise of a fresh team from the centre of midfield, joining forces with Ian Callaghan, who had switched from the right-hand side. We've got all the results from official games, appearance stats, goal stats and basically every conceivable statistic from 1892 to the present, every single line-up and substitutions! I have been a lifelong Liverpool fan and when I was about 9 or 10 I can remember my dad taking me to the barbers. He was always positive from day one. Emlyn Hughes dies aged 57 Former England captain succumbs to brain tumour Staff and agencies Tue 9 Nov 2004 05.57 EST Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died from a brain. What an introduction! Two days before the epic Euro 2000 first leg encounter between Scotland and England at Hampden Park, Shankly.com met an upbeat Emlyn Hughes to discuss England's chances and, of course, recall memories of a certain Bill Shankly. In 1992, he appeared on an episode of GamesMaster promoting the football video game which carried his name, Emlyn Hughes International Soccer. We got his autograph again alongside the original. He never played for Liverpool again. 13.8K subscribers 32K views 11 years ago A classic "Question of Sport" moment from the late, great Emlyn Hughes. Hughes earned a Ph.D. from Columbia and a B.S. He was also immortalised in comic strip form as he was signed by Melchester Rovers in the Roy of the Rovers strip; he also wrote a column for the teenage football magazine Match. . Later in the same series, she appeared on the programme, joining Hughes's team. 'Crazy Horse' Emlyn Hughes dies at 57 | Media | The Guardian Hughes also played for Hull City, later becoming a director. A true gentleman and thorough professional. Emlyn Hughes dies aged 57 | Soccer | The Guardian The Kop duly cheered! That was Emlyn 100% all the time, and great skills! Emlyn Hughes, captain of Liverpool and England, a forceful and exuberant left-half, whose charging runs upfield earned him the nickname Crazy Horse, has died aged 57. He was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. The brain tumour - which he described as being "very nasty" - was diagnosed after he collapsed at his home suffering from head pains a day after playing in a charity football match. You will never be forgotten but will be sadly missed. The statistics were something like one in every ten thousand. [8] However, he left A Question of Sport and the corporation as a whole in 1987 to go to ITV and captain a team on Sporting Triangles. By Melissa Thompson. one of the all time greats a great team leader the best england captain and all time best lfc player and captain r.i.p. "Those lucky enough to see him play will recall his boundless enthusiasm, 100% commitment and unrelenting passion for the club whenever he had the Liver Bird close to his chest. Valuable at left-back as Hughes was, Shankly was convinced that his new signings future was best laid in a more central position, from where the former Blackpool man could have a wider influence on the rest of the team. It is almost 10 years since a brain tumour claimed the life of the life of one of Britains most famous and inspirational sportsmen, and that positive outlook, cheerful in the very face of death, is among the many memories that his family treasure. I now live abroad, but I recall the days at Anfield when I and friends enthused at Emlyn's tenacity and spirit. It was a good job my dad didn't give the barber a photo of Kevin Keegan! Well Ill be the second person to survive, then., That attitude helped us too because we couldnt wallow in self-pity., He got nicer if that was possible, says Barbara. He was a member of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC in Geneva, Switzerland, where his group was involved in both hardware (pixel detector) and data analysis (studies of jets, photons and the Higgs). Not a wild statement but TRUE. Smith wrote that he was "disgusted" with what Hughes said and never spoke to him off the field again. The couple married in 1972 after a typically understated proposal. It had to be M&S. I moved to Pocklington, near York 7 years ago. You'll never walk alone. Beyond his time at Molineux, Hughes would make one last competitive return to Anfield, as the player-manager of Rotherham United in a November 1982 League Cup tie, in which the visitors restricted Liverpool to a narrow win. Both of you loved and missed. Emlyn Hughes dies aged 57 | The Independent | The Independent All our deepest condolences go to his wife and family. It was Suart who swiftly advised the player that his career would be best served in the red of Liverpool, under the wing of Shankly. Even as the 1969/70 season began, apart from the occasional insistence of footballing gravity, Shankly was remaining loyal to many of his mid-1960s team, and he felt vindicated in his decision-making by an impressive start to the campaign. Emlyn, you will always be in our hearts. Rotherham v Barnsley, England Old Boy s agony . He was a recipient of the Panofsky Fellowship and the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. crazy horse youll never walk alone. kaz from margate the world will be a sadder
place without one of liverpools best ever players. By the time theyd prepared a room and sent the ambulance it was too late, she says. Hughes twice lifted the European Cup, first in Rome in 1977, then at Wembley in 1978. A great man A great football player A great ambassador for the game and life God Bless Emlyn and his family. What an introduction! Former Liverpool and England captain Emlyn Hughes was one of the most successful footballers of his generation. Former soccer star Emlyn Hughes was recovering after an operation to "Yozzer" epitomised everything that was great about the team.He was one of us and we were all in it together.Thanks, Emlyn, for the example you set and for the time of our lives. We got his autograph again alongside the original. Everyone says that, she says with a laugh. Emlyn Hughes' widow and daughter speak of - Liverpool Echo Tantalisingly close misses were experienced in the title race during the 1967/68 and 1968/69 seasons, and it was the sense that his team were only a hairs breadth away from new successes that stopped Shankly indulging in significant structural changes to his squad, apart from opting Hateley out and replacing him with the more aesthetically pleasing Alun Evans. Its still difficult for Barbara, Emlyns wife for 32 years, to talk about her loss. The National Football Museum in Preston started its Hall of Fame in 2002 with the inductees chosen by a selection panel that included Gordon Banks, Sir Trevor Brooking, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Mark Lawrenson and Gary Lineker. In the absence of Shanklys first-choice No. Emlyn Hughes was the epitome of enthusiasm for the game, loyalty to club and country, and all-round professionalism that is so rarely seen today. Hughes, whose condition deteriorated in recent weeks, also leaves two children, Emma, 29, and 26-year-old Emlyn Jnr. A Question of Sport in the 1980s | Sport | The Guardian Emlyn saw the danger and ran the full length of the pitch and disspossed him in the penalty area with the best tackle I've ever saw a player engage. After scoring goals in a memorable win over Merseyside rivals Everton at Goodison Park, Hughes was made Liverpool captain after Tommy Smith had a publicised falling-out with Shankly, who nonetheless kept him in the team. By the time of the latter of those successes, Hughes was the Liverpool captain. A true gentleman and thorough professional. [6] Smith said he never told Shankly because it would have "broken his heart".[7]. It was a good job my dad didn't give the barber a photo of Kevin Keegan! Hughes would sporadically return to action, usually at left-back as cover, or occasionally in place of an inconsistent Kennedy; he would play his last games for Liverpool in the two unsuccessful . What a leader and ambassador for English football they had in Emlyn! Great fellow, great player. "He would make a cup of tea better than anyone, he could play snooker better than anyone, his opinion was always better than yours - that was the character of Emlyn. emlyn hughes was a winner, he shone above the rest, his ability on the pitch was second to none. "Yozzer" epitomised everything that was great about the team.He was one of us and we were all in it together.Thanks, Emlyn, for the example you set and for the time of our lives. In 1979, Hughes became a team captain on the long-running BBC quiz A Question of Sport, opposite the former rugby union footballer Gareth Edwards. God bless you and your family Crazy Horse from all scousers in the USA. He took an absolutely immense liking to Marks and Spencers scampi. Id gone to get him some tablets and then the doctor, whod visit on his way home, said, You havent got much time., So I went in and that was it. You can fight it. But he was never spoilt and aloof like some of todays stars and his down-to-earth attitude endeared him to millions, especially on BBC1s A Question of Sport. Liverpool FC captain Emlyn Hughes holding the European Cup at Wembley on May 10, 1978. When he lived in Formby he did a lot of great work for a local children's charity. St Johns eye for the angles combined with the boundless energy and commitment of Hughes, it was this partnership that effectively elongated the Anfield careers of so many of their team-mates. Emlyn Hughes - Crazy Horse: Remembering Liverpool's 2-time European Cup I still and always will be a Liverpool supporter and instead of slating players all you can ask is 100%. He gave the barber a photo of Emlyn Hughes saying, 'he'll have his hair cut like Emlyn's'. Thanks for all the great memories Crazy Horse, RIP. Sadly missed. He'll not be forgotten.". He never liked fish before., His main aim was to go to Australia for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where England came back victorious. As a fifteen year old schoolboy, Emlyn played for Risedale School in the football team, the rugby team, won the Barrow Schools' Cross Country and competed in the Inter School Sports. My sincere condolences to the family of Emlyn. It is placed in front of a new office building on Abbey Road which was also named Emlyn Hughes House after him. the world will be a sadder
place without one of liverpools best ever players. Emlyn, you will be missed. Sadly missed. He died where he wanted to die!. Players who have taken 5+ penalties for Liverpool FC. What you saw was what you got: a decent, larger than life character who stood for the best in football and in Liverpool. steveAs a scot and a Aberdeen fan i wish to express my sympathy to the family of Emylin Hughes. Rodney shook his head in disbelief as he was in the penalty area at the time. Gave me my favourite childhood phrase: "Liverpool are magic, Everton are tragic". Still, Shankly kept his options open, and when Hughes was signed it was largely perceived to be with left-back in mind if not immediately, then certainly in the longer term. I still believe now that on the occasions when Liverpool get frustrated and urge their team forward lots of them are thinking " just like Emlyn used to do", Thankyou Emlyn for all the glorious memories you have left us.You were SIMPLY THE BEST. "This boy, Emlyn Hughes, is a first-class example of how all young lads should set about learning the game at professional level. We went back and carried on., Three weeks later Emlyn fell off his bike. Family man: Barbara and Emma today; sleepless nights with baby Emlyn. RIP Emlyn Hughes - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! BBC SPORT | Football | Obituary: Emlyn Hughes He will be sadly missed. He treated everybody the same he was easy-going and enthusiastic about everything.. He was exactly as you would see him on television. It was his enthusiasm and humour that was most impressive. No fan will ever walk alone. Thanks Emlyn for your style, it was unique and classy. On the Picture Board, Emlyn does his usual "Number 6 please David." It was bad. May the Lord keep you. Watching them in the late 70's and throughout the 80's with him as captain of probably THE GREATEST FOOTBALL TEAM EVER. His research involves searching for new physics at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. But you learn to get by.. Former England skipper nicknamed 'Crazy Horse' died of a brain tumour aged 57, Towards the end as she helped him into bed or on to the sofa, Emlyn Hughes would look intently into wife Barbaras eyes and say: Weve had a lovely life havent we?. Promotion was missed by four points, but the finish of 7th place was the Millers' highest since the 1960s. Eight days after Hughes' death, England players wore black armbands in a friendly against Spain. Every now and again Id throw things in and 10 years on Im not far on, on that score. David R CoeI once met Emlyn at Warwich races and he was a true gentleman. Thanks Emlyn for your style, it was unique and classy. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The son of a professional rugby league player, Hughes was born in Barrow-in-Furness, in 1947. Then came the children: Emma, 41, who now runs a marketing agency and lives in West London, and Emlyn, 38, a finance manager based in Manchester. He lifted the spirits of the team when they journeyed to Rome for the European Cup Final and the rest is history. His hair was a bit odd because of the radiotherapy. and it dawned on me - he played the game in the spirit it was always meant to be played - and the spirit I enjoyed watching it played. Four days later, Hughes captained Liverpool to a 31 win over Borussia Mnchengladbach in Rome to win the 1977 European Cup Final, the first time the team won Europe's most prestigious club title. In his 12 years at Liverpool, Hughes won the league title four . Stig Myklebust, OsloHad the pleasure of meeting him back in the late 70s at the supporters' club in Lower Breck Road. He was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers for 90,000 in August 1979. Emlyn Hughes International Soccer (Commodore 64 Version - YouTube As a Reds fan since the 60s, I was delighted to meet Emlyn at my local club, Derry City FC, in the mid-80s when he was doing a feature for BBC television. . i hope the liverpool team will follow crazy horse. He was our captain when I saw my first game at Anfield, and his love of the game, and our club was infectious. i have been thinking over the past couple of days why i ahve always had special affection for Emlyn Hughes and why, despite seeing thousands of good and great players, he remains my all time footballing hero. Hughes scored his only international goal against Wales, the opening goal of a 30 British Home Championship victory at Ninian Park in 1972. The captain of England!" ", Post your Emlyn Hughes tributes on the 606 message boards. His racing colours incorporated Liverpool red, Blackpool tangerine, Wolves gold and the white of England football shirts. I cannot believe itThis guy was my hero when I was growing up in Ireland. Now, 30 odd years later, I realise just how much of an influence he had and what a wonderful man he was. He became Liverpool captain in 1973, taking over from Tommy Smith and his years at Anfield were the most successful in the clubs history. And he always had a smile.. RIP. you will be sorely missed, Jordan KennedyLiverpool f.c lost a great man. A classic interview from 1964 between Blackpool and England star and part time editor and journalist Jimmy Armfield and a young seventeen year old full back born in Barrow-in-Furness who's father played for the British Lions Rugby Union side as well as appearing in the other code for . Phil Neal told BBC Radio Five Live Hughes was an inspirational figure in the club's success in the 1970s and 80s. Diane KendrickAs a 13 year old Emlyn was my hero and I had his autograph dated 1969. Give our best wishes to Shanks when you see him. Emlyn Hughes joined Bill Shankly's Liverpool from Blackpool in February 1967. Emlyn made 62 appearances for England, 23 as captain, and scored huge triumphs with Liverpool then Wolves. Across those weeks, Hughes versatility shone, as he also covered a couple of games at left-back in the absence of Alec Lindsay, before returning to midfield, where he had been covered by the emerging Phil Thompson Hughes future central defensive partner, but at that point a skilled, if physically awkward midfielder himself. Smiling, Barbara nods.We dont forget him. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. You'll never walk alone. BBC SPORT | Football | Football pays tribute to Hughes His last public appearance was at the 2004 Grand National, seven months before his death; he was interviewed on Grandstand as an owner of Mantles Prince, one of the runners. Friends and former Liverpool players have paid tribute to Emlyn Hughes, who has died from a brain tumour aged 57. He was a great footballer who i loved to watch in those great days of when he played for liverpool. My prayers are with his family at this time. Come on without, Come on within you aint seen nothin' if you never saw Emlyn. Hughes completed a full set of English football domestic honours by winning the League Cup with Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1980. Hughes made his Liverpool debut in a 21 league win over Stoke City at Anfield on 4 March 1967. Emlyn Hughes, the former England and Liverpool captain whose distinctive voice and infectious laugh endeared him to a generation of television viewers on A Question of Sport, died yesterday from a brain tumour at the age of 57. i have been thinking over the past couple of days why i ahve always had special affection for Emlyn Hughes and why, despite seeing thousands of good and great players, he remains my all time footballing hero. I thought he was joking. He eventually made 650 appearances for the Reds and captained his country 23 times, being named Footballer of the Year in 1977, and could play full back, centre back and midfield. 5 talking points from West Ham 1-2 Liverpool. It was within the wake of defeat in the European Cup to Nottingham Forest that the tilting point occurred, as Paisley decided that Hughes could no longer fend off the challenge of Hansen, a fight that was now being hindered by an arthritic knee. [3], Emlyn Hughes was born in Barrow-in-Furness,[4] the son of Fred Hughes, a Great Britain, Wales, Barrow, and Workington Town rugby league footballer.[5]. From the Kop watching him push the Reds to glory. I couldn't believe my luck when, 2 years ago, he played at our local football club with his charity team (David Johnson etc). With Liverpool under the guidance of Bob Paisley following Shankly's retirement in 1974, Hughes focused on club football. There was no coma, he didnt talk gobbledegook, he was just normal and then he was gone. There still isnt a day that goes past where I dont think of him, she says. The family were together at Newmarket Races in 2003 when there was the first sign of Emlyns illness. It's the small things you remember most. Additionally, Prof. Hughes leads a small effort in medical imaging, using polarized noble gases, in collaboration with the Columbia Medical School. His father Fred played rugby league for Great Britain, as did his uncle and brother, while one of his aunts was a hockey international. mark ipswich fanwhat a great man not only for football but for your fine city my condolences to emlyns family youll never walk alone god bless. A decade later I cannot believe such painfully slow progress has been made towards a cure for brain tumours, she says. his passion both on and off the field was admirable. My memory of meeting with Emlyn Hughes is rather unusual, I was out in Moscow with my late (d.22/07/2002) husband Albert's job in the early 70's when the England football team came to play, all the Ex Pats went to the match of course to support them. Initially alongside Lloyd, Hughes went from strength to strength in central defence, before being paired with Thompson when Lloyd picked up a knee injury at the beginning of February. Emma says: Its happened a few times recently with Liverpool doing so well and when Cameron sees them he says, Thats my granddaddy with the big cup, granddaddy who lives on a big cloud.. you will be sorely missed, Liverpool f.c lost a great man. That day hed had his breakfast, lunch and his tea. Tameem AdelYou taught us how it feels to be a footballer. BBC - Liverpool - Sport - Emlyn Hughes dies Now you're with Shanks, Crazy Horse. tamGood bye Hughes. Emlyn Hughes hit the jackpot last night. He for me, a liverpool fan for fifty years, man and boy, was mr liverpool,in my opinion present and future players of liverpool should sit down and watch videos of emlyn, who to me was one of the best players that ever wore the famous red shirt.god bless emlyn . A sad day for all football fans around the world. [13], In 1980, Hughes was decorated with the OBE for services to football, and later featured on the television tribute show This Is Your Life. As a foreign student in Liverpool in the mid to late 70's, my introduction to English (and European)football was through the great team of Liverpool FC. Id gone to get him some tablets and then the doctor, whod visit on his way home, said, You havent got much time., So I went in and that was it. RM 2HAYWK3 - File photo dated 17-11-2004 of Former Liverpool player Ian St John arrives at Sheffield cathedral where the funeral of Emlyn Hughes took place. As a young lad I have ever lating memories of Emlyn lifting the European Cup & being involved in that great era for Liverpool Football Club.. he's one of the reasons I'm an Ulster Red today,will also never forget his laugh on Question of Sport,deepest sympathy to his family.. As a teenager in the 70's Emlyn was an inspiration and role model to me. Lawrence Dallaglios mum gave him an England cap so he wore that. Hughes for his part tried his very best to stop himself hugging his royal team-mate, though the threat of a handbag around his head partly did the trick. The couple married in 1972 after a typically understated proposal. Heartfelt sympathy to his family and friends, He will never walk alone.Godbless Emlyn rest in peace xxxx. Hughes captained England for all of Mercer's seven games in charge, and initially maintained the role when Don Revie was appointed as Ramsey's permanent successor.