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Former Coventry City captain and manager George Curtis - who helped lead the club to iconic FA Cup glory in 1987 - dies aged 82... as 'devastated' Sky Blues pay tribute to the legend affectionately called the 'Iron Man'

Former Coventry City captain and joint-manager George Curtis, who helped lead the club to FA Cup glory in 1987, has died aged 82.

The legendary Curtis earned the affectionate nickname of 'Iron Man' and played 543 games in total for the Sky Blues between 1959 and 1969.

He helped them earn promotion from the fourth to the First Division during the 1960s before joining Aston Villa.

RIP George Curtis

Coventry City Football Club are devastated to learn of the death of Sky Blues icon George Curtis at the age of 82.