Sir Geoff at 80

There was a revealing interview with Sir Geoff Hurst in the Guardian recently to mark his 80th birthday and his new book Eighty at Eighty. I didn't know that he'd lost a child to cancer or that his brother took his own life at Chelmsford station in 1974. As well as tragedy Sir Geoff has some good stories about claiming unemployment benefit  and for a time trying to sell insurance as a door-to-door salesman, despite having scored a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. Different times — a bit like finding Ronaldo or Messi selling double glazing on your doorstep today. Click on the link to read.