Wolves great John Richards has paid tribute to Ron Flowers after the World Cup winner passed away today at the age of 87.
A true legend of the game, Flowers went on to play 512 times for Wolves after joining from Doncaster in 1950.
During his 15 years at the club, he won the First Division in 1954, 1957 and 1959. He then won the FA Cup in 1960.
Flowers was capped 49 times by England and was famously part of the Three Lion's squad that lifted the World Cup under Sir Alf Ramsey in 1966.
Richards told the Express & Star: "Ron was and always will be one of our icons.
"He was a founder member of the former players' association and our president. He will be sadly missed.
"Ron was respected for being a fantastic player and a fantastic person – that is the way people think of him.
"I first came to Wolverhampton in 1969 and he had just opened his shop but I knew him from the World Cup squad.
"The two big names in Wolverhampton were Billy Wright and Ron Flowers – they were the two people everyone saw as Wolves and that was it.
"Ron was a big man in many ways. He was statuesque, blonde, a commanding presence whenever you were with him.
"But he was also an unassuming, polite and lovely man – that is how he was with everyone.
"You would never have thought he was a star player with Wolves and England.
"He had no ego about his playing achievements, and his playing achievements were unbelievable.
"Today is a very sad day."
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