Leeds United great Norman Hunter has died aged 76 after contracting coronavirus, his former club announced Friday.
“Norman was taken
to hospital last week after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and despite
continuing to battle and the best efforts of NHS (National Health Service)
staff, he sadly lost his fight earlier this morning,” the club said in a
statement.
The club said it
was “devastated” at the news.
A famously tough-tackling centre-half, England international Hunter made more than 700 appearances for Yorkshire club Leeds during their most successful era of the late 1960s through to the mid-1970s under manager Don Revie.