Bobby Moore was a professional athlete.
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball . An athlete ( American and British English ) or sportsman ( British English ) is a person who is good at a sport and competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength , speed or endurance . Robert Frederick Chelsea `` Bobby '' Moore OBE ( 12 April 1941 -- 24 February 1993 ) was an English professional footballer .