Nobby Stiles: England 1966 World Cup Winner and Manchester United Legend

Nobby Stiles was an English footballer and coach who won the 1966 World Cup with England and the 1968 European Cup with Manchester United. Born Norbert Peter Stiles on May 18, 1942, in Collyhurst, Manchester, he was a tenacious defensive midfielder.

Stiles played for Manchester United from 1960 to 1971, winning two First Division titles and the 1968 European Cup. He earned 28 caps for England and played every minute of the 1966 World Cup, which England won at Wembley. He then played for Middlesbrough and Preston North End and managed Preston, the Vancouver Whitecaps and West Bromwich Albion.

Stiles was made an MBE in 2000 and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2007. After the 1966 final he was photographed dancing with the World Cup, with his front teeth removed. He married Kay Giles in 1963, and they had three children. He had prostate cancer and dementia, which his family linked to heading the ball, and he died in Manchester on October 30, 2020, at age 78.

Achievements: 1966 World Cup winner, European Cup winner with Manchester United (1968), two First Division titles, MBE (2000), English Football Hall of Fame (2007).

Birth: May 18, 1942 - Collyhurst, Manchester, England.

Profession: Footballer and coach.

Interesting Facts: He wore contact lenses or glasses because of poor eyesight. His wife was the sister of footballer Johnny Giles.