Roger Hunt passed away this week

he was a legendary goalscorer for Liverpool FC

my boyhood hero back in the 60’s

I watched him score many goals

most of them before the era of TV coverage

if you wanted to see the game live back then

you had to stand in a crowd of 55,000 Liverpudlians

often in cold rainy weather or patchy fog

but the Merseyside climate never dampened our spirit

an electric atmosphere with singing and cheering

the crowd went wild every time Liverpool scored

I get goosebumps just thinking back

today I can watch every Liverpool game live on TV

in the comfort of my own home or a sports bar

usually more than 3,000 miles from Liverpool

I still go crazy every time we score

Roger Hunt was awarded the MBE but Liverpool fans called him Sir

thank you Sir Roger for all the memories