Richard Stuart George was born on 28 June 1946 and is an English former footballer, businessman and columnist.
14 Facts About Ricky George
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Ricky George was part owner of Earth Summit, which won the 1998 Grand National.
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Ricky George signed for Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice on leaving school at the age of 15.
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Ricky George later played for Oxford United before dropping down into the Southern League with Hastings United, Barnet and Hereford United.
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Ricky George had been a supporter of his hometown club Barnet since a young age, and joined them for the first time in the late 1960s, emulating his elder brother Mike who had played for them previously.
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Ricky George enjoyed three years at Barnet, in what he has stated was the best team he ever played in.
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In January 1971, Ricky George was sold to Hereford United where he joined his former Hastings and Barnet teammate Billy Meadows.
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Ricky George took a while to find his feet at Edgar Street under manager John Charles but would soon become involved in arguably the greatest FA Cup shock of all time.
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Ricky George was the substitute that day, played for the last 20 minutes and provided a cross that Meadows came within inches of converting.
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The replay at Edgar Street saw Ricky George named as the substitute again.
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Ricky George won possession on the left wing which ultimately led to Ronnie Radford's famous equalising goal.
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Ricky George wrote a weekly non-league column for the Daily Telegraph and co-presented 'Matchday with Motty' for BBC Radio Five Live with the legendary football commentator John Motson.
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Ricky George has known Motson since the 1960s and even travelled down to Hereford with him for the Newcastle match.
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Ricky George has summarised frequently for BBC Radio and has appeared as a pundit on several occasions, especially for matches concerning Hereford United.