THE SPORTS QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2006 WHO DIED IN 2006
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:35 pm1 Three times a Master and a former world No 4, he died of cancer at 27.PAUL.HUNTER SNOOKER CHAMPION
2 Geoff Hurst called him "the single most influential figure of my career. He opened the door to modern football."RON GREENWOOD FORMER MANAGER WEST HAM AND ENGLAND
3 He was the last man to fight Muhammad Ali, in 1981, and his 1986 defeat by Mike Tyson heralded a new era of heavyweight boxing.TREVOR BERBICK
4 He took 2,304 first-class wickets, 307 of them in Test matches for England.FRED TRUEMAN
5 He was hailed as "the King of Stamford Bridge", but won only four England caps.PETER OSGOOD
6 This former Sports Minister once explained how he was given the job. "I got this phone call from Tony Blair," he said. "I thought he was going to ask me to unblock the toilets or something."TONY BANKS
7 He was voted Celtic's greatest ever player three years ago, and his darting runs earned him the nickname "Jinky".JIMMY JOHNSTONE
8 He won 34 of his 71 races, enjoying his finest moment in the Cotswolds in 1989.DESERT ORCHID
9 He was widely regarded as the most lethal goalscorer of all time, but his national team - for which he scored 83 goals in 84 matches - did not enjoy ultimate success on the biggest stage. An east European, he spent the latter part of his career in western Europe.HUNGARY'S FERENC PUSKAS
10 One of the great West Indian cricketers, he scored 3,798 runs at an average of 56 in his 44 Tests. He went on to become manager of the West Indies World Cup-winning teams of 1975 and 1979 and the first non-English president of the International Cricket Council.CLYDE WALCOTT
2 Geoff Hurst called him "the single most influential figure of my career. He opened the door to modern football."RON GREENWOOD FORMER MANAGER WEST HAM AND ENGLAND
3 He was the last man to fight Muhammad Ali, in 1981, and his 1986 defeat by Mike Tyson heralded a new era of heavyweight boxing.TREVOR BERBICK
4 He took 2,304 first-class wickets, 307 of them in Test matches for England.FRED TRUEMAN
5 He was hailed as "the King of Stamford Bridge", but won only four England caps.PETER OSGOOD
6 This former Sports Minister once explained how he was given the job. "I got this phone call from Tony Blair," he said. "I thought he was going to ask me to unblock the toilets or something."TONY BANKS
7 He was voted Celtic's greatest ever player three years ago, and his darting runs earned him the nickname "Jinky".JIMMY JOHNSTONE
8 He won 34 of his 71 races, enjoying his finest moment in the Cotswolds in 1989.DESERT ORCHID
9 He was widely regarded as the most lethal goalscorer of all time, but his national team - for which he scored 83 goals in 84 matches - did not enjoy ultimate success on the biggest stage. An east European, he spent the latter part of his career in western Europe.HUNGARY'S FERENC PUSKAS
10 One of the great West Indian cricketers, he scored 3,798 runs at an average of 56 in his 44 Tests. He went on to become manager of the West Indies World Cup-winning teams of 1975 and 1979 and the first non-English president of the International Cricket Council.CLYDE WALCOTT