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'Armfield did everything you could want to do in the game'
Mark Pougatch pays tribute to Blackpool and England legend Jimmy Armfield, both on the field and behind the microphone.
Tributes have been made after the former footballer passed away at the age of 82.
Pougatch said: "He did absolutely everything you could ever want to do in the game of football."
Armfield was capped 43 times by England, 15 of them as captain, and made a club record 627 appearances for the Seasiders.
He managed Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United, and was a BBC Radio commentator for more than 35 years.
This clip is originally from The Emma Barnett Show, 22 January 2018.
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