Norman Hunter (footballer)

Norman Hunter
	Hunter in 1969
Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1943
Place of birth	Eighton Banks, Gateshead, County Durham, England
Date of death	17 April 2020 (aged 76)
Place of death	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1959–1962	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1976	Leeds United
1976–1979	Bristol City
1979–1982	Barnsley
Total
International career
1964–1969	Football League
1964–1965	England U23
1965–1974	England
Managerial career
1980–1984	Barnsley
1985–1987	Rotherham United
Medal record
Men's football
Representing England
FIFA World Cup
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norman Hunter (29 October 1943 – 17 April 2020) was an English professional footballer who played for Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley and the England national team. He also managed Barnsley and Rotherham United. A tough tackling centre-back and defensive midfielder, he won two League Championship medals and one FA Cup-winners medal with Leeds, for whom he played 726 games in total, scoring 21 goals.

Hunter played in 28 full internationals for England, scoring twice. He was a member of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad but, as understudy to Bobby Moore, he did not play in the tournament. He was the first winner of the PFA Players' Player of the Year award in 1974, and was included in the Football League 100 Legends, published in 1998.

An early victim of COVID-19 after the pandemic began in 2020, Hunter was admitted to hospital on 10 April after testing positive. He died of the disease a week later, aged 76. On 23 April, Leeds United announced that the South Stand at its Elland Road stadium would be renamed the Norman Hunter South Stand in his honour.