April 12
Robert Frederick Chelsea
"Bobby" Moore (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English footballer. He
captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team
that won the 1966 World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest
players of all time, and was cited by Pele as the greatest defender that he had
ever played against. He won a total of 108 caps for the England team, which
at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This
record was later broken by 125-cap goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Moore's total of 108 caps continued as a
record for outfield players until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his
109th cap. However, unlike Beckham, Moore played every minute of every one of his
caps.
On this day Francesca Jean "Fran" Halsall was born in 1990. She is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer who has competed at the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships, and Commonwealth Games.
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