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The Village Boy Who Became A Hero To Thousands

He was a raw teenager with potential when he made his first team debut in 1960. He would leave Boothferry Park 11 years later as a Hull City legend and hero - a hero who was rarely referred to by his full name. He went by the nickname ‘Chillo’, and the mere mention of that name, even today, 50 years after he played his final game for the Club, is still enough to take the mind on a glorious wander down memory lane.

Chris Chilton was born in the village of Sproatley, just a few miles to the east of Hull, in June 1943.