Emlyn Hughes
Emlyn Hughes (born August 28 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness) was a footballer who captained the all-conquering Liverpool side of the 1970s, having joined them from Blackpool in 1967.
Emlyn, the son of a rugby league player, came to prominence as a non-playing member of the 1970 England squad which went to Mexico for the World Cup.
He later attained the captaincy of Liverpool, with whom he won five League championships, the FA Cup, two UEFA Cups and two European Cups. He was a first choice defender for England, initially as a full back, then in his favoured position of central defence. His busy manner of playing, along with his habit of constantly berating referees, earned him the nickname of Crazy Horse.
Emlyn was allowed to leave Liverpool in 1979 after 650 games, though he maintained his place in the England squad for another year while playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he won the League Cup in 1980 - the one trophy he failed to win with Liverpool. Also in 1980, he was awarded the OBE for his services to the game.
Emlyn spent time with lower division clubs before retiring as a player, then briefly became manager of Rotherham United and later a director of Hull City.
But he became most famous for his television career after he quit football; he was a team captain on the long-running BBC quiz A Question Of Sport and later defected to ITV to skipper a team on their unsuccessful Sporting Triangles.
Emlyn is now battling a brain tumour.
