Liverpool legend Roger Hunt has passed away at the age of 83.
Dubbed ‘Sir Roger’ by The Kop, Hunt arrived at Anfield from Stockton Heath in July 1958 and spent more than a decade playing for Bill Shankly’s side.
During that time he won two First Divsion titles, the FA Cup and helped the Reds clinch promotion back to the English top flight in the 1961/62 season.
The striker was also part of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning side and his tally of 244 league goals still remains unsurpassed by any Liverpool player.
Jurgen Klopp led the tributes to the departed marksman, who had spells with Preston North End and South African outfit Hellenic later in his career.
He said: “Unfortunately, it feels too frequent in this moment we are saying farewell to these giants of our club.
“Roger Hunt comes second to no-one in his importance in the history of Liverpool FC, that much is clear.
“To be the goalscoring catalyst of the Shankly team to actually achieve promotion and then go on to win those precious league titles and the FA Cup puts him in a bracket of LFC legends who are responsible for making us the club we are today.
“Not only that, he was also a World Cup winner in 1966, too.
“I am told the Kop christened him ‘Sir Roger’ for all his achievements.
“A goalscorer who never stopped working to help his teammates; I believe he would have fit in well within our current team.
“So, it is Sir Roger we will remember, honour and pay tribute to over the coming days.
“You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
Ian Rush, who overtook Hunt’s record-setting haul of 285 goals overall for Liverpool in 1992, also paid tribute to his predecessor in the Anfield front line.
“Very sad to hear of the passing of Sir Roger Hunt, someone I would always look up to,” he tweeted.
“He was a fantastic goal scorer and a true gentleman on and off the pitch.
“My thoughts are with his family. May he rest in peace.”