Sunderland fans share their Charlie Hurley memories

www.sunderlandecho.com— Sunderland fans have been sharing their personal memories and tributes after the death of Charlie Hurley. The passing of the man fans voted their Player of the Century was announced today. Thursday, April 25. Eighty-four-year-old Jack Clark was a fan of the big man from the first time he turned out for the Black Cats: “My absolute hero - the greatest player I ever saw head or kick a football,” he said. “I had the pleasure of meeting him on a number of occasions and what a gentleman. He asked me...

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:

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...

The Guardian—‘It was instrumental to my early education’: fans share their memories of Reader’s Digest. As the UK edition stops publishing after 86 years, those who grew up reading it pay tribute to the eclectic magazineOlly Mann was at his grandmother’s funeral a few months ago when he had an unexpected conversation with the presiding rabbi. Mann is a podcaster and radio presenter, and his grandmother’s eulogy had mentioned the pride she felt when she heard him broadcasting on BBC Radio 4.After the ceremony, the rabbi explained apologetically that he hadn’t heard him, so Mann rattled through some...