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Gerry Byrne, ex-Liverpool defender, dies at 77

Posted November 28, 2015 6:00 am

The Associated Press

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Gerry Byrne, the former Liverpool defender who played an FA Cup final with a broken collarbone, has died. He was 77.

Liverpool announced Byrne's death on Saturday. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Byrne won two league championships with Liverpool in 1964 and 1966, as well as the FA Cup in 1965. During the cup final, he broke his collarbone in the seventh minute but played for the rest of the match - even through extra time - after pleading with Liverpool's physio not to tell manager Bill Shankly. Liverpool beat Leeds 2-1 to win its first FA Cup.

Byrne was also a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

Liverpool described Byrne, who played 333 games for the club, as "a model of consistency at left back."

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