Bobby Moore was a professional footballer.
Robert Frederick Chelsea `` Bobby '' Moore OBE ( 12 April 1941 -- 24 February 1993 ) was an English professional footballer . He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup . Moore was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player . The World Cup Sculpture , or simply The Champions , is a bronze statue of the 1966 World Cup Final located near West Ham United Football Club 's Boleyn Ground ( Upton Park ) stadium in the London Borough of Newham , England .