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Sport / 14 June 2023
Former Chelsea player and manager John Hollins dies aged 76
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FORMER Chelsea player and manager John Hollins has died aged 76, the club have announced.

Hollins made almost 600 appearances for the west London side as a player between 1963 and 1975 before a three-year stint as boss from 1985.

Chelsea board member Daniel Finkelstein said: “He was a hero to the fans of this club, and very much that to me.

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