As always you can unsubscribe at any time. if only l`pool had one like you we might be brill again, steve robertsI first sttod on the kop in 1964 - and still attend most matches at Anfield. He had tears in his eyes and a heavy heart all showed in his facial expression. After launching their phone-in, he worked for the station until the end of last season when his illness forced him to stop. An infectious personality..even in adversity..an inspiration to us all..deeply saddened. He taught at Caltech for 11 years before returning to Columbia in 2006. I hope his reaction to his two goals against Everton at Goodison in the 70's are shown tonight as a fitting tribute. It was a shrewd piece of business. 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. crazy horse youll never walk alone. Good bye and Rest in Peace. Having not played a single minute in Mexico, between the autumn of 1970 and the spring of 1974 Hughes was to be Englands first choice left-back, Ramsey failing to follow the example set by Shankly in building his team around him in a more central position. Sadly missed. I watched him play many times in my youth in those fantastic Derby Games. Hughes was now the undisputed dynamo of Shanklys team, and despite Byrne finally admitting defeat in his bid to play on, the Liverpool manager had no intention of switching Hughes to left-back, even with Alf Ramsey taking him to the 1970 World Cup primarily as a backup to Terry Cooper in the position. PamelaHe was one of the greats. We picked him up and took him to St John Ambulance and he came round fine. ray netherwood stevenagea great ambassador for football,never to be forgotten. The statistics were something like one in every ten thousand. RIP. He was on commentary duties for BBC radio at Hillsborough. "[citation needed] By this time, Hughes had established a reputation for charging upfield from his defensive midfield position on long runs, and for constantly berating referees. He also had a passion for horses and was a regular at race meets. And thats when it hit. Its a very sad day for liverpool, the country and football! David Fairclough talks about Emlyn Hughes, Rafa Benitez pays tribute to Emlyn Hughes, People in Liverpool remember Emlyn Hughes. I will miss him.. God Bless You Emlyn. On the Picture Board, Emlyn does his usual "Number 6 please David." It was bad. "He was also larger than life - a fantastic person to go to the races with because he knew everyone.". Scottish through and through but my team is Liverpool. We were chatting to the guys at the table when this little voice squeaks up Dont you want my autograph then? In my ignorance I answered by asking him are you one of the team then? Which caused the rest of the table to roar with laughter, of course the cheeky faced team member was Emlyn. It happened on the day she was arranging a hospice place for him. He continued to appear on A Question of Sport, where he gained a new legion of fans. Always full of enthusiasm and energy. He became even kinder and more thoughtful. That day hed had his breakfast, lunch and his tea. 1964 interview with future Liverpool star Emlyn Hughes. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. cyberdol - ThailandIts a very sad day for liverpool, MartinA Liverpool great, who will be sadly missed. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images The family were together at Newmarket Races in 2003 when there was the first sign of Emlyns illness. I was shocked to see the news about the most loved Liverpool player, who shuns the term "star" He just loved the game, and poured his heart into every match. I will always remember as if it was yesterday the look on Emlyn's face as he trudged up the stairs at Wembly after narrowly losing the FA Cup Final in 1977 to Man Utd. It is placed in front of a new office building on Abbey Road which was also named Emlyn Hughes House after him. Family man: Barbara and Emma today; sleepless nights with baby Emlyn, Campaign: They are backing Brain Tumour Research, Legend: Hughes in action for Liverpool in 1977, My mate Anne: On A Question of Sport with Princess Anne - whom he hugged. And football fans have been paying their tributes to Hughes on the 606 message boards. Issue date: Thursday December 16, 2020. DamienTears in my eyes. There had been a certain irony that Hughes had been deployed for half of the 1977/78 campaign at left-back, covering for the injuries and dip in form of Joey Jones. The captain of England!" Emlyn Hughes earned 62 caps for the national team and led Liverpool to a string of honours while at the Anfield club. You will be always in our minds, Hughes. Everyone says that, she says with a laugh. His 59 appearances for England while at Liverpool made him the club's most capped player until Welsh striker Ian Rush broke the record more than ten years later. [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. [3] He was made an OBE in 1980 for his services to sport. Say hello to Bob And Bill for me. Across the next five years, the trophies and the medals tumbled in Liverpools direction, as Hughes captained the club under Bob Paisley to three further league titles, two European Cups and one UEFA Cup, along with a handful of Charity Shields and a European Super Cup.