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Dreadful news. One of my first heroes. Aged 75.

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Shit thats awful news :( he used to sell my mums insurance back in the late 70's and early 80's lovely man.

RIP to a true Swindon legend, a title bandied around far too easily these days.

Remembered more in football for this though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOS8T8Ypn10

Ernie definitely qualifies for legendary status.

Sad news, bloody Alzheimer’s seems to be getting ever more common.

Rather embarrassing that both Wolves and Coventry have it as main stories on their club sites and we have nowt.... (although I suspect they have considerably more people working in PR/media than we do.)

Swindon Town's recent trait of being slow to react to these sort of events are always quite disappointing.

Ernie Hunt is one of the big names within our history.

So long, Ernie.

I suspect this to be true as you suggest, would be nice for the club to acknowledge his passing at least though.

Agreed. Very sad news.

Sad news I always hear my father in law talking about the greats of Swindon days gone by and this mans's name was always mentioned

I enjoyed playing against Ernie in schools and youth football, as we were about the same age. A really nice guy, and I have good memories of watching him playing for the Town later.

Was in the team when I started going to the County Ground and quickly became a hero. Many happy memories of watching him play.

RIP “Ernie”.  Thanks for those memories.

My old man told me loads of stories....Ledge..

Long before my time, but I have heard many, many people talk very highly of him. RIP Ernie

RIP Ernie, too young to have seen him play, but my Dad has some good memories of watching him.

A couple of links if anyone is interested

http://www.ccfpa.co.uk/?p=33297

A nice write up about him, and a longer video about the donkey kick, and Ernie at Wembley in 1987 trying to re-create it.

http://www.rodbournehistory.org/?author=0&paged=40

Some interesting pictures of Ernie, including a couple with Davy Jones of the Monkees

PS Met him once in the Club Shop in 2004 when he was selling his "Joker In The Pack" Autobiography (along with other ex Swindon players, Arnold Darcy, Bobby Woodruffe, Keith Morgan and others who where there supporting him); had a nice chat with him, very sociable.

Also some more of him in this film scoring a couple too at the end, a good watch if you haven't seen it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5ZMaWx8Q8

A disappointing, incomplete and, frankly, amateurish piece now appears on the OS. They couldn’t even find a picture of him wearing Town kit. It looks like one from his time at Everton, which they fail to acknowledge in the write up.  :no:

Shit news
RIP Ernie

Way before my time but the last game I went to away at Coventry they were having a Legends day and paraded the legends around the ground (think it was half time but could have been pre game)

Obviously the Legends came past us and the decibels shot up when Ernie Hunt came past the Town fans, so clearly remembered and highly thought of. 

RIP

Ernie would be in our top ten players of all time.  Capped by England at U 23 level.  Arguably the greatest Swindon born player at STFC.

Agreed, glad I saw him play in the Bert Head days. Always thought that he was worth more than the reputed £40,000 that Wolves paid for him, an undoubted talent.

great memories of Ernie and Bert Head's babes.  We went to Luton who were then in Div 1 (the old div 1) and we beat them fair and square.  Ernie eas interviewed on Match of the Day (or the equivalent) and he was asked if there were any more like him at home, quick as a flash he said, "no, but we've got a lodger that tries".  That lodger was Mike Summerbee!!

To supplement their earnings in the summer both Ernie and Buzzer worked as grave diggers!!

Not old enough to remember him playing for Town, but do remember THAT goal for Coventry & my Dad telling me about how good he was for Swindon.

As DV says I recall that day at Coventry where he got a deservedly great reception from the Town fans, and spent longer waving to us than the Coventry fans.

RIP Ernie

PS Didn't realise that his name was actually Roger

Guessing that was something to do with the other Roger Hunt around maybe? Either that or a tory conspiracy. Reg will know either way ;)

Thanks very much for the link.  Good memories of Ernie and the rest of that great team.

You are welcome mate, its a great insight into how football used to be before the money came into the game, a great watch.