Roger Hunt: How Match of the Day looked when Liverpool legend scored show's first-ever goal in 1964
Daily MailRoger Hunt set a number of records and achieved enormous success during his career as professional footballer but the Liverpool legend, who died on Monday night, made football broadcasting history back in 1964. England and Liverpool legend Roger Hunt died at the age of 83 on Monday Hunt scored the first goal to be broadcast on Match of the Day when it was shown in 1964 The identity of the match that was to be broadcast was kept a secret from viewers until 4pm, amid fears crowds would not attend matches if they could watch extended highlights of it on the TV. England's World Cup winner 'Sir' Roger Hunt - one of the finest strikers in Liverpool's history and the unsung hero of the glorious 1966 team - dies at the age of 83 Roger Hunt, a member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and Liverpool's second-highest goalscorer ever, has died at the age of 83 following a long illness. Front row: Nobby Stiles, Martin Peters and Ray Wilson Hunt was one of the unsung stars of England's World Cup winning squad of 1966 ; he is also the second-highest scorer in Liverpool's history with a huge total of 285 goals in 492 matches, and he won the league twice while at Anfield The exact cause of Hunt's death remains unknown, but Liverpool confirmed he had 'passed away peacefully at home following a long illness on Monday evening'. Hunt and his wife Rowan are pictured at the 1966 World Cup Exhibition Launch at Wembley Stadium in July 2016 Here Hunt signs an autograph for a young supporter at Anfield before a First Division game against Burnley in 1969 Hunt pictured in his official 1966 World Cup suit alongside England team-mate Nobby Stiles, who died last year The striker pictured parading the World Cup around Goodison Park with England team-mate Ray Wilson before the 1966 Charity Shield match between Liverpool and Everton - despite them playing for rival clubs 'Mr Shankly was a great man,' Hunt said.