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My Take
I can't think of many footballers who own a single moment as completely as Geoff Hurst owns his hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final. He scored three against West Germany at Wembley, became the only man to do that in a final, and was later knighted. What strikes me now is the quiet poignancy of his status: after Bobby Charlton's death in 2023, he's the last surviving player from that England side. That makes him less a celebrity than a living archive. He still keeps a presence online, and I find it moving that one afternoon can define and outlast an entire generation of teammates.
Overview
Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst (born 8 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer. A striker, he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, as England recorded a 4–2 victory over West Germany at Wembley in 1966. With the death of Sir Bobby Charlton in October 2023, Hurst is the only living player from the team that won the 1966 final.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Geoff Hurst
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフ・ハースト
- Reading
- じぇふ・はーすと
- Born
- December 8, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / cricketer / autobiographer / association football coach / athlete
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight Bachelor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.