1. Tony Carr was born in Bow, East London and was a West Ham youth player, joining in 1966 as a trainee striker, and cleaning the boots of the famous World Cup players Geoff Hurst, Bobby Moore and Martin Peters.
10 Facts About Tony Carr
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Tony Carr had three seasons as a youth team player and two as a professional player for West Ham, reaching reserve team level.
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Tony Carr played for one season at Barnet before breaking his leg which put him out of the game for over 18 months.
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Tony Carr eventually stopped playing due to a career-threatening injury, although he has since admitted that he did not have the ability to play at the highest level.
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In 1973, Tony Carr was appointed as the Director of Youth Development at West Ham.
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Tony Carr was aided in his task by Chief Scout Jimmy Hampson, who is considered among the best talent-spotters in the United Kingdom.
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For over thirty years Tony Carr has arguably been the single most important member of West Ham's coaching staff.
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Tony Carr has participated in coaching seminars in the United States.
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Tony Carr was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Birthday Honours for services to football.
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Tony Carr was replaced as West Ham's academy director in 2014 by Terry Westley after which time he took an ambassadorial role at West Ham.