Emlyn Hughes
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Former England football player and captain of a highly successful Liverpool side in the 1970s, including a European Cup win in 1977. Outside football, he is best known for his lively performances as team captain in the BBC quiz show, [[A Question of Sport]] - most memorably when he misrecognised a picture of a mud-covered Princess Anne as that of a man. He defected to ITV to captain a team on the less successful [[Sporting Triangles]]. | + | Former England football player and captain of a highly successful Liverpool side in the 1970s, including a European Cup win in 1977. Outside football, he is best known for his lively performances as team captain in the BBC quiz show, [[A Question of Sport]] - most memorably when he misrecognised a picture of a mud-covered Princess Anne as that of a man, namely jockey John Reid. (He then had Princess Anne on his team two weeks' later and she jokingly threatened him with her handbag on at least one occasion - this gave the show some very high ratings, surprise, surprise!) He defected to ITV to captain a team on the less successful [[Sporting Triangles]]. |
He died from a brain tumour in 2004, at the age of 57. | He died from a brain tumour in 2004, at the age of 57. | ||
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His nickname was Crazy Horse. | His nickname was Crazy Horse. | ||
| - | + | Hughes appeared on ITV's 'After They Were Famous' a few years before his death, revealing that he was co-running a merchandising company with his son. | |
| - | + | Both his children are named after him - his son is also called Emlyn, while his daughter's name is Emma Lynn. | |
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| + | Don Whitehead tells us: "While he played for Liverpool, Emlyn lived in Formby and used to enjoy a game of dominoes at his local pub, The Railway. He was a true gentleman." | ||
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[http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0400586/ Internet Movie Database entry] | [http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0400586/ Internet Movie Database entry] | ||
Current revision as of 13:11, 11 February 2011
Biography
Former England football player and captain of a highly successful Liverpool side in the 1970s, including a European Cup win in 1977. Outside football, he is best known for his lively performances as team captain in the BBC quiz show, A Question of Sport - most memorably when he misrecognised a picture of a mud-covered Princess Anne as that of a man, namely jockey John Reid. (He then had Princess Anne on his team two weeks' later and she jokingly threatened him with her handbag on at least one occasion - this gave the show some very high ratings, surprise, surprise!) He defected to ITV to captain a team on the less successful Sporting Triangles.
He died from a brain tumour in 2004, at the age of 57.
Trivia
His nickname was Crazy Horse.
Hughes appeared on ITV's 'After They Were Famous' a few years before his death, revealing that he was co-running a merchandising company with his son.
Both his children are named after him - his son is also called Emlyn, while his daughter's name is Emma Lynn.
Don Whitehead tells us: "While he played for Liverpool, Emlyn lived in Formby and used to enjoy a game of dominoes at his local pub, The Railway. He was a true gentleman."
