English world champion George Cohen died in 1966

“Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest players – and Mr George Cohen,” the London club wrote in his honor on its website.

The defender (37 international caps) played in all the epic games of the Three Lions, who won their only world title on home soil in 1966.

Cohen spent his entire professional career at Fulham, making 459 appearances for them from 1956 to 1969 before a knee injury ended his career at the age of 29.

A statue of him was placed outside Craven Cottage in October 2016.

After Cohen’s death, Geoff Hurst (81), scorer of the hat-trick in the final match of the 1966 World Cup, and Bobby Charlton (85) are still the only survivors in the starting lineup of the England national team (at the time they were not allowed substitutions) that won the World Cup.