Tributes have come in for legendary centre-half Charlie Hurley
Born in Cork in 1936, Hurley made his Republic of Ireland debut in 1957 - in a draw with England at Dalymount Park - and played 40 times for his country up to 1969.
READ MORE: €10m a year would transform League of Ireland academies and boost long-term fortune of national team Hurley made over 400 appearances for the club. He helped Sunderland to win promotion to Division 1 in 1964 and came second in the voting for FWA Footballer of the year behind Bobby Moore. "It is over 50 years since Charlie won the last of his 40 caps but it is a measure of the esteem in which he was held in football that every Irish fan knows of the legend that was Charlie Hurley."
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