Jimmy Greaves

Jimmy Greaves is one of those names that makes my chest tighten with admiration. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers ever, he scored 44 goals for England and holds records that still stand at Tottenham. But what moves me isn't only the goals. After hanging up his boots he became a beloved television presenter and a candid autobiographer, proving that the genius who could find the net could also find an audience with words. To excel in two such different arenas takes rare charisma. His place in the English Football Hall of Fame is fully earned, and his passing in 2021 felt like the loss of a true national treasure.

Name (English)

Jimmy Greaves

Name (Japanese)

ジミー・グリーヴス

Reading

じみー・ぐりーゔす

Born

February 20, 1940 – September 19, 2021

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Dragon

Origin

Manor Park, United Kingdom

Occupation

association football player / autobiographer / television presenter

Awards & achievements

• English Football Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttp://jimmygreaves.net
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy%20Greaves
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q297271

Tags

• association football player
• autobiographer
• television presenter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.