Mural for England 1966 World Cup-winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst (original) (raw)

England World Cup-winning hero Sir Geoff Hurst has said "there are no words to describe" having a mural of him in his home town.

Hurst's image has been painted on a wall in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, to honour the striker, who was born at Lake Hospital (now Tameside General) in December 1941.

The West Ham legend, who scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final, told fans: "People think I'm from London or Essex but not many people know I'm from Ashton-under-Lyne and to see this mural is just incredible."

The mural depicts Hurst's third goal against West Germany as fans streamed on to the Wembley pitch, immortalised in the famous "They think it's all over..." television commentary.

The mural includes that quote from BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme.