R.I.P Jimmy Greaves

yoyo

England's greatest forward bar none. Enough said.

Expat_Hammer

RIP

PrestonHammer

My Dad's favourite player, RIP Jimmy.

Slacker

Simply a goal machine.
RIP Jimmy.

IronHerb

Saw him play and score against us for Chelsea and Spurs and for us as well.
Great great player.
RIP Jimmy Greaves.🌹

steve

One of the best.Even if he did play for spurs,At lest he came over to the good guys in the end RIP Jimmy will miss you

ValiantIron

I'm not quite old enough to have seen him in his pomp, but clearly a great natural goal scorer and I am the right age for Saint and Greavesy!

I do remember somebody being interviewed about him once:

'You wouldn't see him for the whole match, then he's pop up out of a trapdoor in the penalty area, stick the ball in the back of the net and disappear again!'

That's the job, right there.

chicagohammer

Had the privilege of attending a charity dinner where Jimmy was the keynote speaker, genuinely funny guy who had us in stitches, had a lot of time for everyone.

So sorry to hear the news, a true legend who was a class act both on and off the pitch

chicagohammer

Remember him commentating on Scotland vs Iceland, opened up with “well you know, when you have a local derby”

claretandbluesky

Boycie now as well, what a day!

yoyo

Oh blimey

Hammerwombat

20th March 1971. My Dad took me to my first match at Upton Park v Ipswich. 2-2 draw, Greavsie scored both. When he came to Westham it felt amazing, then in later life, I felt Spurs had got the better end of the deal. But it was amazing to see one of the greatest strikers of the era wearing claret and blue. I bet you are in the bar with Bobby right now, having a beer or two and a bit of a laugh. RIP legend.

Bazshuayi

A hell of a scorer and, in an era where characters were very much a part of the game, he shone out amongst them! That personality was there for all to see during his TV days. A true football legend in and after his career