George Cohen lived a fantastic life, both off and on the pitch. To honour the great man, we've put together a 50+ photo tribute to celebrate just some of his best moments.
Scott Parker pays George a visit on his 80th birthday at the Cottage in October 2019 George greets fans at half-time of that game, a 3-2 win over Luton A young George poses ahead of a clash with Liverpool at Anfield in January 1958 Alongside some famous faces in the 1960/61 team photo! Shooting the breeze in the summer of '61 With his beloved wife Daphne, on the week of their wedding George trained with the England squad for the first time in May 1964 George, Bobby Robson and Tony Macedo prepare to board a train at Paddington ahead of West Brom away in August 1964 George shows off a war wound! Doing battle with the great Jimmy Greaves at the Cottage in February 1965 George (middle) lines up for England ahead of a clash with Scotland at Wembley The England team pose for a group photo after training at Roehampton The England team in stitches watching back their match against Spain after the projector played the tape backwards! Boots in hand, George heads off to vote in the 1966 General Election prior to training Stretchered off in our penultimate match of 1965/66 - he missed our final fixture but thankfully recovered for the World Cup! George shakes hands with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ahead of England's first World Cup match Arguably the most famous photo of George, as Alf Ramsey stops him swapping shirts with Argentina's Alberto Gonzalez Lining up ahead of the World Cup Semi-Final against Portugal Relaxing with Martin Peters ahead of the World Cup Final George makes an important block in the World Cup Final George Cohen, World Cup winner! The team pose with the Jules Rimet trophy George poses with all his England caps in September 1966 Nursing an injury, George relaxes at home Christmas 1966 George laces up ahead of a Fulham photoshoot in the summer of 1967 Daphne and George welcomed Anthony to the Cohen family in August 1967 Getting limber at the Cottage! Taken soon after his final Fulham match, George has a kickabout with Andrew and Anthony Sir Alf Ramsey and George lead the teams onto the Craven Cottage pitch ahead of his testimonial in November 1969 Manning the phones in the offices at Craven Cottage! George and some of his England colleagues raise a toast to Sir Alf Ramsey in a Tunbridge Wells pub that was named after him George and Don Revie present Bobby Moore with a pottery figure to mark his final home Fulham appearance in May 1977 George's World Cup winner's medal went under the hammer at Christie's Auction House in 1998... ...but thankfully it was bought by Mohamed Al Fayed so it could remain close to home Some of the boys of '66 reunite at Lord's in December 2000 Charity was a big part of George's life - here he is with some former teammates raising awareness and funds for the Orchid Cancer Appeal at White Hart Lane in 2002 Catching up with an old friend ahead of Fulham v Newcastle in April 2003 Out in Sydney ready to cheer on England, and his nephew Ben, ahead of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final George and Ben Cohen proudly pose with their respective World Cup medals And their trophies! The shirt worn by George in the World Cup Final was auctioned in 2006, selling for £38,400 George at the unveiling of the Johnny Haynes statue George is given a sneak peek at the early stages of a sculpture of Sir Alf Ramsey And at the unveiling with then England Manager Fabio Capello George was a fantastic host in his very own lounge Former Fulham teammates Fred Callaghan, George and Tosh Chamberlain meet up on the anniversary of Johnny Haynes' passing George and Gordon Banks attend 'Bo66y,' a movie premiere at Wembley Stadium honouring Bobby Moore Roy Hodgson greets George at a #Cohen66 fundraising dinner in April 2016 George chats with then Fulham Head Coach Slaviša Jokanović Chairman Shahid Khan unveils George's statue in October 2016 George proudly admires his statue George is presented with a plaque from the National Football Museum in November 2016 George poses with Steven Sessegnon after his fellow right-back also became a World Cup winner, at Under-17 level George is presented with his Forever Fulham award in December 2018 Scott Parker pays George a visit on his 80th birthday at the Cottage in October 2019 George greets fans at half-time of that game, a 3-2 win over Luton A young George poses ahead of a clash with Liverpool at Anfield in January 1958 Alongside some famous faces in the 1960/61 team photo!