WEST HAM fable Ronnie Boyce has sadly passed distant aged 82.
The icon scored the victor successful the FA Cup last successful 1964 and past helped them triumph the European Cup Winners’ Cup a twelvemonth later.
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PABoyce was besides a subordinate of the coaching unit erstwhile the Hammers lifted the FA Cup successful 1975 and 1980 – earlier taking complaint of 1 crippled arsenic caretaker manager successful 1990.
His household penned a touching tribute, which read: “We are truthful precise bittersweet to corroborate that our beloved husband, begetter and gramps Ronnie passed distant peacefully connected Thursday afternoon.
“He fought unwellness successful caller years with emblematic courage, bravery and nary fuss, and with specified strength.
“His nickname of ‘Ticker’, arsenic the beardown heartbeat of West Ham’s squad successful the 1960s, could not person been much appropriate.
“He was a Hammer each of his life, from increasing up successful East Ham to representing the Club arsenic a subordinate and manager crossed 34 years of dedicated service, and ever had clip for the fans and radical who gave him truthful overmuch enactment passim his clip successful football.
“He ne'er boasted astir his fantastic playing vocation oregon achievements.
“But helium was truthful arrogant of the information that helium scored the winning extremity successful West Ham United’s first-ever FA Cup victory, and his emotion of the Club and the supporters meant truthful overmuch to him.
“As a family, we were adjacent prouder of the love, enactment and dedication helium gave america all, and of the quiet, honest, decent antheral that helium was. We volition miss him greatly and helium volition ne'er beryllium forgotten.”
The Hammers added: “The thoughts and condolences of everyone astatine West Ham United are with Ronnie’s woman Dawn, his sons Gary and Tony, daughter-in-laws Ewa and Sarah, grandsons Ross, Ben, Jack, Elliott and Tom, and each of his household and friends astatine this bittersweet and hard time.
“Further tributes to Ronnie volition look crossed Club channels successful the coming days and astatine London Stadium connected Saturday up of our Premier League fixture against Brentford.”
Devastated fans wrote online: “RIP. A genuine West Ham legend.”
Another commented: “Sleep tight, Ticker. A good footballer and a fantastic gentleman.”
Boyce played alongside World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters astatine Upton Park.
He was handed a beingness accomplishment grant by West Ham successful 2019.
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