Emlyn Hughes memorabilia collection to go under hammer

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 12:44 · Archive

Memorabilia from Liverpool legend Emlyn Hughes's playing career is going to auction with an expected value of up to £500,000.

A collection of memorabilia from Liverpool legend Emlyn Hughes is to be auctioned with an expected value of up to £500,000. The 240 lots include match-worn shirts, medals and tracksuits from Hughes's playing career. His 1977 European Cup winners medal carries a guide price of between £40,000 and £60,000.

Hughes, nicknamed Crazy Horse, made 655 appearances for Liverpool and won four league titles, one FA Cup, two UEFA Cups, a Super Cup and two European Cups during his career with the club. He also captained England. He died in 2004 aged 57 from a brain tumour. The collection includes shirts Hughes had swapped with fellow legends including Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, George Best and Kenny Dalglish.

The items had been kept by Hughes's family for 50 years before his children, Emlyn Jr and Emma, decided to put them up for sale. According to the Liverpool Echo, the family made the decision following the death of their mother last year. The auction will take place on 2 November and is being run by auction house BUDDS.

How it is being reported

• Inside collection of Emlyn Hughes' football treasures worth over 300kThe Liverpool FC icon swapped shirts with fellow legends like Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff during his trophy laden careerLiverpool Echo · 9 Oct, 12:17
• Liverpool legend's memorabilia expected to raise £500k at auctionNicknamed Crazy Horse during a trophy-laden 13-year career, Emlyn Hughes was one of the Reds greats.BBC Merseyside · 9 Oct, 11:17

In this story: Emlyn Hughes · Liverpool · Johan Cruyff · Franz Beckenbauer · George Best · Kenny Dalglish · England

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