The death of George Cohen at the age of 83 leaves just two surviving members from the England team that started the 1966 World Cup final.
Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst are now the only living players from the side that famously and thrillingly defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time at Wembley.
It remains England's only major tournament triumph, though Gareth Southgate's current crop were agonisingly close to beating Italy in the Euro 2020 final last summer.
Cohen started the '66 final at right-back and was named vice-captain, with Sir Bobby Moore taking the armband as England came out on top thanks to a hat-trick from Hurst.