A cultured midfielder for West Ham and England, Trevor Brooking is a long-serving football pundit and presenter for BBC Sport.
Born in 1948 in Barking, he joined West Ham as an apprentice in 1965 and spent his whole career with the club, retiring in 1984 after making more than 600 appearances and scoring over 100 goals.
He was an FA Cup winner in 1975 and 1980, scoring the only goal of the latter match against Arsenal with a rare header.
Trevor made his debut for England in 1974 against Portugal, was capped 47 times and scored five goals.
He played under four managers: Sir Alf Ramsey, Joe Mercer, Don Revie and Ron Greenwood.
He retired from international football after the 1982 World Cup.
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In 1989 he was appointed to the Sports Council as the representative of regional chairmen and rose to the position of chairman of Sport England before resigning in 2002.
Trevor joined BBC Radio and Television in 1984 and is now one of the most respected analysts and commentators in football.
He is a regular on Match of the Day and a regular host of a football programme on BBC Radio Five Live.
Trevor was part of the BBC's successful coverage of Euro '96 and Euro 2000 as well as the 1998 and 2002 World Cup Finals.
Trevor was awarded the MBE in 1981 and a CBE in the 1999 New Year's Honours List.
Also in 1999, West Ham local council named a road after him - Brooking Road.
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