Editing Geoff Hurst (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Champions statue.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[World Cup Sculpture]] – Hurst second from left]]
[[File:Hurst model shirt.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A model shirt bearing Hurst's name at the [[London Stadium]]]]

In 2003 Hurst was included in ''The Champions'', a statue of 1966 World Cup winning footballers, by sculptor [[Philip Jackson (sculptor)|Philip Jackson]]. It sits at the junctions of [[A124 road|Barking Road]] and Central Park Road, [[London Borough of Newham|Newham]], London, near to the site of West Ham United's former home stadium, the [[Boleyn Ground]] and features [[Martin Peters]], Hurst, [[Bobby Moore]] and [[Ray Wilson (English footballer)|Ray Wilson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Champions |url=http://www.philipjacksonsculptures.co.uk/Commissions/Champions_i.htm |publisher=phillipjacksonsculptures.co.uk |access-date=15 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131153526/http://www.philipjacksonsculptures.co.uk/Commissions/Champions_i.htm |archive-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Hurst's contribution to the English game was recognised in 2004 when he was inducted in the [[English Football Hall of Fame]]. Hurst is also one of the few footballers who have been knighted.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/former-world-cup-player-geoff-hurst-is-knighted-in-queen-s-birthday-honours-1.162744|title=Former World Cup player Geoff Hurst is knighted in queen's birthday honours|last=Donnelly|first=Rachel|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/full-list-uk-football-figures-knighted-obes-cbes/jtktzq1desbc193nvf74jkzgq|title=Full list of UK football figures to have been knighted & received CBEs & OBEs |website=Goal.com|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>

A statue of Hurst was unveiled outside [[Curzon Ashton F.C.]]'s ground in 2010. He is shown alongside two other World Cup winners born in the area, fellow 1966 squad member [[Jimmy Armfield]], and [[Simone Perrotta]], who won it with Italy in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-12383705 |title=World Cup hero's home town statue in Greater Manchester |work=BBC News |date=7 February 2011 |access-date=4 March 2011}}</ref>

In 2021, West Ham unveiled a statue outside their home ground, the [[London Stadium]] depicting Hurst with Bobby Moore and Martin Peters in tribute to the three and West Ham's [[1965 European Cup Winners' Cup final]] victory.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hammers unveil Moore, Hurst and Peters statue at London Stadium | website=West Ham United F.C. | date=22 November 2023 | url=https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2021/september/29-september/hammers-unveil-moore-hurst-and-peters-statue-london | access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>

Following the death of [[Sir Bobby Charlton]] in October 2023, Hurst was left as the last surviving English player who played in the 1966 World Cup Final.<ref>{{cite web | title=England and Man Utd legend Charlton dies aged 86 | website=BBC Sport | date=21 October 2023 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62989801 | access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>