Trailer for Geoff Hurst: The First and Only is revealed ahead of documentary

Sir Geoff Hurst will be forever remembered for his hat-trick that led England to World Cup glory in 1966 – but a trailer for a new documentary about his life shows that there are many lows in his legendary life that come with highs.

Hurst: the first and onlywhich airs on Sky on November 13, joins his rise to become the hero of the 1966 finale, with his grief over the loss of his younger brother to suicide and his eldest daughter to a brain tumor.

BBC Match of the day presenter Gary Lineker and current England manager Gareth Southgate are among the star-studded cast of interviewees who help tell the story of the West Ham legend’s iconic moment.

The 60 second trailer, revealed today exclusively by Sports postshows Hurst that 58 years after England’s last win, that side, then led by Sir Alf Ramsey, is ‘given more recognition than ever for what has been achieved’.

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Lineker opens the trailer by discussing the art of scoring with archival footage of Hurst in the 1966 World Cup final played over the top.

“It’s math to score goals,” said Lineker, who scored 48 goals for England.

“It’s about betting where you think the ball will go. If you just make your run and attack a space, you have a very good chance of scoring.”

Alan Shearer, who finished with 30 goals for his country, spoke of an unspoken acceptance that Hurst will forever be known for his hat-trick against West Germany at Old Wembley.

“If you say hat-trick in a World Cup final, you know what they’ll come back with.”

It’s perhaps the brief cameo in Southgate’s trailer that best aligns with the film Hurst, with the help of producer Matthew Lorenzo and directed by Ron Scalpello, has put together – it’s about his resilience as well as basking in his greatest football. performance.

“To play for your country, you have to develop resilience,” says Southgate.

He’s right — and Hurst’s upcoming film explores numerous episodes in his life, including grieving lost relatives, his relationship with his father, and how he ended up signing benefits 10 years after the World Cup to earn an income.

Hurst also explores the difficulty he faces when looking back at brilliant archival footage of that 1966 heroic run with the West Ham icon, who made 499 appearances for the East London side, one of only three survivors, along with George Cohen and Bobby Charlton.

“The funny thing is, I think there’s more recognition for what’s been accomplished than ever,” Hurst says in the trailer clip.

There is brilliant archival footage from before and after the 1966 final with Hurst and his teammates playing cards one minute and toasting in their best tuxedos to winning the Jules Rimet trophy the next.

“The game doesn’t make them like Geoff Hurst anymore,” Garth Crooks said in his interview.

He’s right, but this film will show that the 80-year-old is much more than just a hat-trick 58 years ago.

Hurst: The First and Only airs on Sky Documentaries on November 13 at 7pm and is available NOW on streaming service.