bluefox
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1947: Born August 28 in Barrow-in-Furness, the son of former Barrow and England rugby league player Fred Hughes.
1967: Signed professional terms with Blackpool.
After just 31 league and cup appearances for the Seasiders, Liverpool manager Bill Shankly signed him for 65,000, aged just 19.
1970: April 19 - Won the first of his 62 England caps in a 1-1 draw with Wales in Cardiff. Included in the squad for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico but does not play in the finals.
1973: First career silverware as Liverpool win the league and the UEFA Cup.
1974: Liverpool win the FA Cup, beating Newcastle 3-0 at Wembley.
1976: More glory for the Reds as they win a league and UEFA Cup double for the second time in three years.
1977: Liverpool retain their league title and win the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome. Named Football Writers’ Player of the Year.
1978: Bob Paisley’s team win back-to-back European Cups, this time beating FC Brugge 1-0 at Wembley.
1979: Secured last career league title. Joined Wolves for 90,000.
Worked on BBC quiz show A Question of Sport as a team captain alongside rugby union star Gareth Edwards.
1980: Won the League Cup with Wolves, completing a full set of domestic trophies. Won the last of his 62 England caps as a substitute against Scotland, having captained his country 23 times.
Worked as a player-manager at Rotherham while also playing for Hull, Mansfield and Swansea before winding up his playing career.
1984: Returned to Question of Sport as a captain opposite former England rugby union captain Bill Beaumont, in a popular double act which ran for five series.
2004: April - Hughes, who had already undergone surgery to have a brain tumour removed, attends Aintree on Grand National day, with the horse he part-owned, Mantles Prince, in the race. The outsider pulled up at the 16th fence.
November 9 - Hughes dies of a brain tumour aged 57.
1967: Signed professional terms with Blackpool.
After just 31 league and cup appearances for the Seasiders, Liverpool manager Bill Shankly signed him for 65,000, aged just 19.
1970: April 19 - Won the first of his 62 England caps in a 1-1 draw with Wales in Cardiff. Included in the squad for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico but does not play in the finals.
1973: First career silverware as Liverpool win the league and the UEFA Cup.
1974: Liverpool win the FA Cup, beating Newcastle 3-0 at Wembley.
1976: More glory for the Reds as they win a league and UEFA Cup double for the second time in three years.
1977: Liverpool retain their league title and win the European Cup for the first time, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome. Named Football Writers’ Player of the Year.
1978: Bob Paisley’s team win back-to-back European Cups, this time beating FC Brugge 1-0 at Wembley.
1979: Secured last career league title. Joined Wolves for 90,000.
Worked on BBC quiz show A Question of Sport as a team captain alongside rugby union star Gareth Edwards.
1980: Won the League Cup with Wolves, completing a full set of domestic trophies. Won the last of his 62 England caps as a substitute against Scotland, having captained his country 23 times.
Worked as a player-manager at Rotherham while also playing for Hull, Mansfield and Swansea before winding up his playing career.
1984: Returned to Question of Sport as a captain opposite former England rugby union captain Bill Beaumont, in a popular double act which ran for five series.
2004: April - Hughes, who had already undergone surgery to have a brain tumour removed, attends Aintree on Grand National day, with the horse he part-owned, Mantles Prince, in the race. The outsider pulled up at the 16th fence.
November 9 - Hughes dies of a brain tumour aged 57.
Yes its really a sombering thought . All that enthusiasm and talent gone. RIP
