Sunderland boss pays moving tribute to club legend Charlie Hurley as tributes pour in from across football
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www.sunderlandecho.com— Sunderland interim head coach Mike Dodds has paid tribute to Charlie Hurley and says the tributes paid to him today are a reflection of his legacy in the game. Hurley, known to generations of Sunderland supporters as ‘The King’, died this week aged 87. An Ireland international, he is widely regarded as one of the club’s greatest ever players and was named ‘player of the century’ following a fan poll in 1979. Dodds says the importance of Hurley to the club was quickly made clear to him following...
www.sunderlandecho.com—Sunderland legends pay tribute to Charlie Hurley, ex-Chelsea star reveals Sunderland manager talks. A number of Sunderland icons, including former striker and chairman Niall Quinn, have paid tribute to Black Cats legend Charlie Hurley who died this week at the age of 87. Hurley, one of ten players to make over 400 appearances for the club, is regarded as one of Sunderland’s best ever footballers, he played for the team between 1957 and 1969 and was voted by fans as their player of the century in a 1979 poll. The centre back, nicknamed ‘King’ Hurley by fans, also won 40 caps for the Republic of...
www.sunderlandecho.com—15 pictures honouring 'The King' Charlie Hurley as we pay tribute to a Sunderland giant. He was the rock at the centre of the Sunderland defence. Charlie Hurley, the man dubbed The King and who was named as Sunderland’s Player of the Century in 1979, has died aged 87. Here are 15 reminders of his time on Wearside - from his fearless battling on the pitch at Roker Park to the emotional day we saluted him on his 80th birthday in 2016. RIP Charlie, one of Sunderland’s true legends.
www.sunderlandecho.com—77 photos of loyal Sunderland fans against Sheffield Wednesday as Wearside pays tribute to Charlie Hurley. The Black Cats fell a goal down in the 29th minute when Liam Palmer opened the scoring after an excellent pass from Barry Bannan. The visitors then doubled their advantage nine minutes later when Josh Windass converted Pol Valentin’s cross. Before and during the game, Sunderland fans paid tribute to the late Charlie Hurley after The King’s sad passing last week. Here, we take a look at the best photos of Sunderland fans throughout the day: