Thousands pay tribute to ‘Crazy Horse’

THE greats of British, and particularly Liverpudlian, football united to say a sad farewell to Emlyn Hughes, the man they called Crazy Horse.

Sheffield Cathedral was packed to capacity with almost 2,000 mourners for the funeral of Hughes, who died last week at 57 from a brain tumour.

Thousands of fans, many sporting Liverpool or England shirts, braved the rain to pay their own tribute to one of English soccer’s most loved sons. Hughes captained Liverpool and England, winning 62 caps for his country, and became the only Englishman to lift the European Cup twice in back-to-back triumphs.