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Leeds great Norman Hunter dead at 76
LONDON, April 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – 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.
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