a b c "Bobby MOORE". www.fifa.cm. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010 . Retrieved 16 August 2011.

After his football career, Rashad covered NFL, NBA, and MLB [21] televised contests as a studio anchor and game reporter for NBC and ABC, and hosted NBA Inside Stuff for 16 seasons. He also has hosted the video-clip show Real TV in 2000, the reality show Celebrity Mole, the game show Caesars Challenge along with co-host Dan Doherty, NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad on the ABC network, and the first season of Game Show Network's Tug of Words. Samantha Harris replaced him for the second season of Tug of Words. [22] [23] Phil Shaw (2 February 1999). "Football: How it always ends in tears". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012 . Retrieved 21 September 2010. The tributes paid to Bobby Moore are astounding. Sir Alf Ramsey called him "my captain, my leader, my right-hand man. He was the spirit and the heartbeat of the team. A cool, calculating footballer I could trust with my life. He was the supreme professional, the best I ever worked with. Without him England would never have won the World Cup." Griffiths, Danny (12 February 2009). "Different eras, both great figures". Metro. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012 . Retrieved 11 October 2019.The legendary centre-half made 646 league and cup appearances for the Hammers, scoring 27 goals and preventing hundreds more, across 16 seasons. Spurned by England, West Ham and even Watford, Moore was offered only occasional opportunities in football in the years immediately after his retirement: a trip to the US here (he played for Seattle in the US soccer league), six months coaching in Hong Kong there. From time to time, an ambitious chairman would call, seeking a publicity boost for an otherwise unknown club. But he doesn't believe Moore did anything wrong. According to Stephanie, he never seemed bothered by the rumours but they 'certainly irritated' her. Pearce thinks that being West Ham captain and an East Londoner led inevitably to innuendo. 'I don't think he was ever involved with the wrong sort of people. But all that lot knew the Sixties London people. That came with the patch. That came with playing for West Ham - it was that sort of territory. They were bound to meet the wrong people. All the players did. Bobby met the Krays. I don't know about the Richardsons but he also knew all the stars - Frankie Vaughan and so on.'

Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. First Englishman to raise the World Cup aloft. Favourite son of London's East End. Finest legend of West Ham United. National Treasure. Master of Wembley. Lord of the game. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time." Inscription on the pedestal of the statue at Wembley Stadium. [58]Bobby Moore OBE, West Ham United’s greatest-ever player and England's 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning captain, passed away 30 years ago today, on 24 February 1993. a b "Sportsman who inspired a nation: Bobby Moore, hero of England: born 12 April 1941, died 24 February 1993". The Independent . Retrieved 31 May 2021.

Glanville, Brian. "The real Bobby Moore". www.sportsstronthenet.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007 . Retrieved 10 January 2013. Northcott, John (2007). The Claret & Blue Book of West Ham United. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905411-02-3 A somewhat better break came in 1989, when Moore's Sunday Sport contract ran out. Capital Radio's controller Richard Park off ered Moore the chance to work as Jonathan Pearce's co-commentator. 'Richard was of the mind that Bobby was being abysmally used and wanted to see what he could bring us,' says Pearce. 'So the approach was made and Bobby jumped at the chance to come on board.' The two travelled all over the country following the London clubs, and even further covering England internationals. Moore's presence, says Pearce, opened doors. 'There's only ever been one England World Cupwinning captain. Players were more willing to talk to us. You'd have England players at that time asking, " What did Bobby say about me in the commentary? What did Bobby think about me?" ' He was my friend as well as the greatest defender I ever played against. The world has lost one of its greatest football players and an honourable gentleman." Pelé [67]Only Bobby would have remembered to wipe his hands on the tablecloth in the Royal Box before shaking hands with the Queen when he collected the World Cup.”

Behind the dapper magnetism and golden smile, there was also a streetwise, almost roguish charm about Moore, not least in his energy conservation. He always preferred the ball at his feet to the drudgery of long-distance fitness drills, and Redknapp recalled one glorious pre-season ruse. After the nonsense had been sorted out Moore caught up with the rest of the squad in Guadalajara via Mexico City airport, where chaos reigned as the England captain came through immigration. Mexican officials were simply swept aside by the media rush, but in the midst of it all Moore remained completely unruffled, strolling through the throng with a slight smile playing around his lips, as if the only people pursuing him were autograph hunters. After excelling as a junior player, Moore made his first-team debut in Claret and Blue in a 3-2 win over Manchester United at the Boleyn Ground as a 17-year-old on 8 September 1958, replacing his mentor Malcolm Allison, who had been taken ill with tuberculosis. It was the start of a glittering career that is remembered fondly by football fans the world over.In 1972, Moore converted from Pentecostalism to Islam. He had started to study Islam in college. [7] A year later, Bobby Moore legally changed his name to Ahmad Rashād, which means "admirable one led to truth" in Arabic. [8] [9] He adopted his last name from his Egyptian-American mentor, biochemist Rashad Khalifa, [10] with whom he studied Arabic. [11] Khalifa was assassinated in 1990. [10] Football career [ edit ]