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Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst MBE (born 8 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first player to ever score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. He scored the hat-trick when England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley in 1966.
Sir Geoff Hurst. Sir Geoff Hurst MBE secured a unique place in the history of football in 1966 when he became the first and, for more than 56 years, the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final.
Mar 23, 2024 · Hurst is the only player still alive for the team that won the World Cup for England. He speaks here on how that makes him feel
Jul 27, 2022 · Sir Geoff Hurst on seeing his 1966 team-mates suffer from dementia and using digital artwork to raise money for Alzheimer's charities.
Sir Geoff Hurst MBE secured a unique place in the history of football when he became the first and, over 45 years later, still the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final.
Sir Geoff Hurst remains an icon of English football, as the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. Synonymous with England’s victory over West Germany in the 1966 final, the West Ham striker had only made his international debut (in a friendly against the same opponents) earlier that year.
May 7, 2024 · Geoff Hurst will always be remembered for his World Cup tournament-winning hat-trick. In this interview with Jimmy Armfield, he describes his career before and after 1966 and talks through each...
Dec 8, 2021 · Sir Geoff made his senior debut as a midfield player but was then called ‘left half’ against Nottingham Forest in February 1960. The following season he made six first-team appearances, but was also a good cricketer, playing alongside a young Bobby Moore for Essex schools and even making a first-class appearance for Essex in 1962, and was ...
Geoff Hurst’s 120th-minute strike secured England’s first and, to date, only World Cup, while making the man himself a household name across the globe.
Just five months into his international career, Geoff Hurst made sporting history. Geoff emerged from the World Cup Final in 1966 as a household name after becoming the first and, so far, only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
