Gordon Banks, England’s 1966 World Cup Goalkeeper, Dies at 81
- World Cup winner passed away peacefully overnight, family says
- Player felt 1970 Pele save was ‘what I’ll be remembered for’
Gordon Banks.
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Gordon Banks, England’s soccer World Cup-winning goalkeeper whose save from Pele has been described as the best ever, has died aged 81.
“It is with great sadness that we announce Gordon passed away peacefully overnight,” Banks’s family said in a statement carried on the website of his former club Stoke City. “We are devastated to lose him but we have so many happy memories and could not have been more proud of him.”