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Norman Hunter ( footballer ) Norman Hunter ( 29 October 1943 – 17 April 2020 ) was an English footballer who played for Leeds United , Bristol City , Barnsley and England . He was part of the 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad , receiving a winners medal in 2007 . 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 . A tough tackling centre-half and defensive midfielder , he was nicknamed Bites Yer Legs Hunter . The nickname originated from a banner held up by Leeds United fans at the 1972 FA Cup Final against Arsenal ; the banner read Norman bites yer legs . He played 726 games in total for Leeds , scoring 21 goals . Playing career . Leeds United . Hunter was born in Eighton Banks , Gateshead , in 1943 and joined Leeds at the age of 15 , giving up a career as an electrical fitter to do so . He made his first-team debut against Swansea Town in September 1962 , forming a partnership at the back with Jack Charlton which lasted for a decade . Leeds were promoted to the First Division in 1964 , and Hunter picked up winners medals as Leeds won the League Cup , the Fairs Cup in 1968 and 1971 , and the League Championship in 1969 . He was a consistent performer , playing 50 or more games for nine seasons in a row and playing all 42 league games in five separate seasons . In 1972 , Leeds won the FA Cup via a goal from Allan Clarke . A famous photograph of Hunters celebration when the goal went in has been published many times . At the end of the game , Hunter climbed the steps to the Royal box twice ; once to collect his own medal , and then again to help Mick Jones negotiate his way up and down , as Jones had been receiving treatment for a dislocated elbow while his teammates had been getting their prizes . 1973 saw defeats in two finals , as Leeds lost in the FA Cup Final to Sunderland , and then a few days later , to A.C . Milan in the European Cup Winners Cup , a game overshadowed by rumours of match-fixing . Hunter was sent off in the latter match for retaliation . In the 1973–74 season , Leeds started the season with a 29-match unbeaten run , which led them to the title , giving Hunter his second League winners medal . At the end of that season , Hunter was the first winner of the PFA Players Player of the Year award . As title holders Leeds thus entered the European Cup the following season , and Hunter was a member of the team that reached the 1975 European Cup Final , only to lose 2–0 to Bayern Munich . Bristol City . After 540 Football League appearances and 726 in total for Leeds , Hunter signed for Bristol City on 28 October 1976 for £40,000 , and remained there for three years , making 108 league appearances ( 122 in total ) and scoring four goals . Barnsley . Hunter finished his playing career with three seasons from 1979 to 1982 at Barnsley , where he was also manager from 1980 to 1984 . Managerial and coaching career . Hunter was appointed Barnsley manager on 16 September 1980 after ex-Leeds player Allan Clarke left to take over as manager at Leeds United . That season , Hunter took Barnsley to second place in the Third Division and won promotion to Division Two . Hunter had two good seasons , 1980-81 and 1981-82 , but then a mediocre one in 1982-83 . After that Barnsley started to struggle and Hunter was sacked on 8 February 1984 after a 3-2 home defeat by Cardiff City . He had a further managerial spell at Rotherham United ( 24 June 1985 to 9 December 1987 ) and was assistant manager to Terry Yorath at Bradford City , 1989 to February 1990 . Hunter also worked as a coach for manager Johnny Giles at West Bromwich Albion International career . Hunter played three games for England under-23 before given his debut for the England team in 1965 by manager Alf Ramsey . On 8 December 1965 , England played Spain in Madrid . Hunter came on in his first game , as a 35th minute substitute for Joe Baker . The substitution of Hunter in a midfield position allowed Ramsey to deploy both Bobby Charlton and Alan Ball in more attacking roles as England won 2–0 . The existing partnership between Jack Charlton and Bobby Moore meant that he spent much of his international career as an understudy , winning 28 caps in total . He was in the squad which won the 1966 World Cup but did not play any games . Hunter scored the winning goal against Spain in Englands quarter-final qualifying round for the 1968 European Championship , he then started in both the 1–0 semi final defeat to Yugoslavia and the 2–0 victory over the Soviet Union in the bronze medal match . He spent a short part of the 1970 season injured but he was in Alf Ramseys squad for the summers World Cup in Mexico , however his only appearance in the tournament was coming on as a late substitute in the 3–2 defeat by West Germany . In 1973 , Hunter was in the England team which needed to win their last qualifying tie for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany . The opposition at Wembley were Poland , who just needed a draw to qualify at Englands expense . It was 0–0 when Hunter went to make a tackle , but instead trod on the ball and lost it . Poland quickly made a counterattack allowing Grzegorz Lato to run clear and set up Jan Domarski to score . Allan Clarke equalised with a penalty but England could not score again , and the 1–1 draw saw them miss out on a place at the World Cup . Post-playing and managerial career . Hunter turned to the after-dinner circuit recounting his anecdotes , and from 1993 to 2020 he worked for local station BBC Radio Leeds and Yorkshire Radio as a summariser at Leeds games . In 1998 , the Football League , as part of its centenary season celebrations , included Hunter on its list of 100 League Legends . Hunter released his autobiography , Biting Talk , in 2004 . In the 1966 World Cup final only the 11 players on the pitch at the end of the 4–2 win over West Germany received medals . Following a Football Association-led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the squad members , Hunter was presented with his winners medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009 . Hunter retained close links with Leeds United and its fans , and regularly appeared at Leeds matches and figured at club-hosted conferences and events ; the eponymous Norman Hunter Suite is located in the West Stand at Elland Road . Following Hunters death on 17 April 2020 , Leeds United announced on 23 April that the South Stand at Elland Road would be renamed after Hunter . Personal life . In 1968 Hunter married Susan Harper , and the couple had two children , Michael and Claire . On 10 April 2020 , it was reported that Hunter was being treated in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 . On 16 April he was described as being severely unwell . The following day , Leeds United announced that Hunter died from the virus , aged 76 , stating that [ his death ] leaves a huge hole in the Leeds United family [ and ] his legacy will never be forgotten . Honours . Club . Leeds United - Football League First Division : 1968–69 , 1973–74 - Football League Second Division : 1963–64 - FA Cup : 1971–72 ; runners-up : 1964–65 , 1969–70 , 1972–73 - Football League Cup : 1967–68 - FA Charity Shield : 1969 ; runners-up : 1974 - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup : 1967–68 , 1970–71 ; runners-up : 1966–67 - European Cup runners-up : 1974–75 - European Cup Winners Cup runners-up : 1972–73 International . England - World Cup : 1966 - European Championship third place : 1968 Individual . - PFA Players Player of the Year : 1973–74 - PFA Team of the Year : 1973–74 - Football League 100 Legends : 1998 - Leeds United Player of the Year : 1971