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‘Sir Roger’

KEVIN HALLS says former Liverpool and England sharp-shooter Roger Hunt didn’t get the credit he deserved…

KEVIN HALLS
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Kop idol: Liverpool striker Roger Hunt and, inset, Ian Rush

WHEN I met my football idol Jimmy Greaves I was so starstruck I could barely speak, and he is still my favourite ever footballer.
But there is another player from the same era as Greavsie who I feel gets overlooked when the subject of great English strikers arises - and that man is Roger Hunt.
I was fortunate to have seen Hunt play against my club Coventry twice back in the 60s, and he...

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