Liverpool, Sep 28 (AP) Roger Hunt, a striker in the only England team to win the World Cup and one of Liverpool's most prolific scorers, has died.

He was 83.

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Liverpool, where Hunt spent most of his playing career, said he died on Monday after a long illness.

Hunt scored 285 goals in 492 appearances, making him Liverpool's second-highest goalscorer of all time. He won the league with Liverpool in 1964 and 1966 — the same year he won the World Cup.

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Hunt scored three goals in six appearances at the tournament. He played in the 4-2 victory over West Germany in the final at Wembley Stadium for England's only major football title. (AP)

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