Jimmy Greaves Obituary – Death: England’s greatest scorer Jimmy Greaves has passed away. Greaves died at his Essex home. He was 80 years old. At this time, no cause of death is given.
“I was very sorry to hear Jimmy Greaves’ passing yesterday. An English footballing legend and arguably one of the best players this country has ever produced. That he is an icon at Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham shows you the brilliance of the man!”
Greaves was born on February 20 1940 in Manor Park, East London. Greaves was a teenage sensation at Chelsea and an insatiable goal-scorer during nine years at Tottenham. He was the record scorer in the English top flight in six different seasons.
A severe stroke in May 2015 left Greaves unable to walk unaided and with his speech severely impaired.
Condolences – Comments And Tributes
RIP to #JimmyGreaves, a great footballer and one of the few that worked in a #cardboard factory as a young man
There’s something that not everyone knew, perhaps it’s the way he wanted it😀 pic.twitter.com/Vw1TBHJFNY
— Andy Barnetson (@AndyBarnetson) September 20, 2021
Some great tributes yesterday for Jimmy Greaves peter its hard to get your head around how many goals he scored on some of the mud baths he played on
— Neil Davies (@neild180) September 20, 2021
Clapping is employed purely to avoid the embarrassment of some idiots chanting something inappropriate. There is no way any fan of #thfc or #cfc would have been anything other than quiet had there been a minute of silence for the great #JimmyGreaves
— Vernon 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇸 (@lecrin) September 20, 2021
Farewell #JimmyGreaves too young to remember you in your pomp but you brought humour and a self-effacing manner to punditry where before all had taken themselves far too seriously. For those of us of a certain vintage this will bring back fond memories. pic.twitter.com/6EALsBMXKk
— Michael Weston King (@mwestonking) September 20, 2021
Tributes to the legendary Jimmy Greaves, who’s died at his Essex home aged 81, include those from his former Spurs teammate Steve Perryman, who says Jimmy was “an entertainer”, whether he was on the pitch, on TV or on the stage.
— BBC Essex (@BBCEssex) September 20, 2021
Are you for real Jimmy Greaves was an absolutely huge character in this country you millennials really haven’t got a clue about Jimmy Greaves! not fit to lace Rooneys boots? deary me I’d delete that if I was you
— Gary (@GDubya8131) September 20, 2021