I met him many years ago at a Corporate function. He was on my table and was an incredibly nice man. He asked everyone who they supported and when it got to me, and he found out who were my team, immediately said “I know it was your throw”. He knew that I’d be right on to quarter final when Waggy had us 2 up - and their winning goal came from a wrongly awarded throw! RIP.
Another of that XI, Sir Geoff Hurst, tweeted: "One of the very greatest. Thinking especially of Ursula, Julia, Wendy and Robert. Sad for football, Stoke City and for England fans." Stoke chairman Peter Coates said Banks, who made almost 200 appearances for the club, had been "poorly for a number of weeks". He told Radio 5 live: "He made his home in Stoke, and was very much part of the fabric of the club. You don't get too many like him, and he was immensely modest for all his talent. "He was England's greatest goalkeeper when they had their finest hour." England and Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling was among the first to pay tribute, tweeting: "Of course there was that save, but it's so much more we are mourning today. RIP Gordon Banks. England legend, your legacy will live on." Former England striker Gary Lineker said: "An absolute hero of mine, and countless others, England's World Cup winner was one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, and such a lovely, lovely man." Ex-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who replaced Banks at Leicester, tweeted: "I'm devastated - today I've lost my hero." "A World Cup winner, a legend. RIP Gordon Banks," tweeted Leicester and England defender Harry Maguire, while Watford keeper Ben Foster said: "Had the pleasure of meeting you as an 18-year old-with my Dad, and him being completely star struck by you. Total gent. You will always be a member of the Goallys Union." 'I said 'why didn't you catch it?' Former England midfielder Alan Mullery played with Banks in the 1970 World Cup match against Brazil, and described to 5 live the famous save that denied Pele. "Jairzinho was flying down the wing, and he clips the ball to the far post, and Pele - who climbed to such a height better than anybody else - headed the ball and Gordon went from one post to another and he flicks the ball with his fingertips and it just goes over the crossbar," he said. "I patted him on his head, and I said 'why didn't you catch it?' and the abuse that came back was unbelievable. "He was the best at that time. We had some great goalkeepers in those days, and the only person I can think came near was Pat Jennings. "He was an absolutely marvellous goalkeeper. He was a likable man, and when it came to business, he was probably the best there has ever been."
Brings a lump to my throats that save. And only a pat on the head from his teammate They'd be high fiving all over the shop nowadays. When I took part in the football penalty competition as a kid, Fred ramsden was trying to get Gordon banks to come and go between the sticks for the final. Had to settle on Eddie Blackburn in the end. Wish it had been Gordon. RIP Gordon Banks.
I'm absolutely gutted. GB is probably my favourite player of all time. RIP Gordan Banks. A true legend.
A little bit more of my life's history has passed away, football then was a burning passion for me, Hull City AFC, England, different end of the football spectrum but the same exhilaration whilst watching. RIP Gordon Banks, you remained, until the end, the only English goalkeeper to win a World Cup Winners medal, along with the other 10 heroes of that team. And by the look of things that accolade will live on a lot longer yet. The sadness part is such were the rewards back in those days so many of that England squad ended up selling their winners medals to be able to live today, when you look at the pay of so many England nondescript players of today it is a shameful episode of the FA.
Great memorys stood with my dad on bunkers Waggy puts two past the great Gordon Banks Still one of the best days ever for me at BP, even though we lost. It was the first time i got my dad to stand at BP And watching him in goal for England in the 66 world cup final on small black and white tv with my dad. Another great day Scarboroughs Chairman Trevor Bull just told me Gordon Banks played one match for scarborough fc in the anglo italian cup around 1977 Great Goalkeeper Great Memories Great Times RIP Gordon Banks
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