Jimmy Hill
English football professional and personality
Died when: 87 years 150 days (1048 months)Star Sign: Leo
James William Thomas Hill, OBE (22 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was an English footballer and later a television personality.His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leader, coach, manager, director, chairman, television executive, presenter, pundit, analyst and assistant referee.
He began his playing career at Brentford in 1949, and moved to Fulham three years later.As chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association, he successfully campaigned for an end to The Football League's maximum wage in 1961.
After retiring as a player, he took over as manager of Coventry City, modernising the team's image and guiding them from the Third to the First Division.
In 1967, he began a career in football broadcasting, and from 1973 to 1988 was host of the BBC's Match of the Day.