Leeds United rename Elland Road’s South Stand in Norman Hunter’s honour in tribute to late club legend
Leeds United rename Elland Road’s South Stand in Norman Hunter’s honour in tribute to late club legend
Leeds United have announced they have renamed the South Stand at Elland Road as a permanent tribute to late club legend Norman Hunter.
Hunter sadly passed away on April 17, aged 76, after losing his battle against coronavirus.
The Whites led the tributes for the hard-tackling defender, nicknamed ‘bite yer legs’, and said in a statement his passing ‘leaves a huge hole in the Leeds United family’.
And the Championship announced on Thursday morning they have renamed the South Stand at Elland Road ‘The Norman Hunter South Stand’ in honour of the club icon.
It means Hunter is the fourth Leeds legend to be immortalised at the stadium, along with Don Revie and John Charles, who also have stands named after them, and the great Billy Bremner, whose statue stands outside the ground.
Hunter’s wife, Sue, said:
The South Stand is currently sponsored by TransUnion, and Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has thanked the company for their support and even encouraging the suggestion to renamed their stand in Hunter’s honour.
Hunter in total made 726 appearances for the Whites over a 14-year period from 1962-1976, the club’s most successful era to date, winning two First Division titles, the FA Cup, League Cup and two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups.
The defender also won 28 England caps and was a member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning squad, and was the first winner of the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 1974.
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