Year | Achievement | |
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1964 | F.A. Cup Winner with West Ham United | |
1965 | European Cup Winners' Cup with West Ham United | |
1966 | World Cup with the England team | |
1970 | No. 1 in the UK Charts with the England team and 'Back Home'! | |
1975 | Awarded MBE | |
1998 | Awarded Knighthood | |
1999 | Awarded Honorary Degree at Anglia Ruskin University | |
2002 | Inducted into the Hall of Fame at the National Football Museum | |
2010 | Awarded Honorary Degree at University of East London |
Sir Geoff Hurst MBE secured a unique place in the history of football in 1966 when he became the first and, for more than 56 years, the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final.
Sir Geoff says that he 'had a great run', nevertheless he remains the only player to score a 'perfect' hat-trick and the only to be on the World Cup winning team.
Knighted in 1998 and inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2004, Sir Geoff holds a special place in the hearts of football fans across the world and, perhaps surprisingly, this includes Germany!