Long after he’d retired from playing football, Norman Hunter’s name lingered as a bogeyman. He had, after all, attracted the nickname “Bites Yer Legs” even in the notably violent era of the 1960s and early 70s, and even in a notably aggressive Leeds United side. This was not wholly fair for Hunter, who died on Friday at the age of 76 having tested positive for the coronavirus, as he was also a very fine footballer.
Don Revie had been manager of Leeds for a little over a year when, in September 1962, he gave a debut to Hunter alongside Jack Charlton at center back away at Swansea Town.