More than £20,000 has been raised online for former Hull City player Chris Chilton, who now has dementia and Alzheimer's.
Chilton, 77, is still the club's record goalscorer, having played for the Tigers during the 1960s and 1970s at their then home Boothferry Park.
The striker scored a total of 222 goals for his hometown club.
He now needs 24-hour care and the money raised is to help with his treatment, according to the organiser.
Francesca Sharp, organiser and daughter of another Hull City legend Ken Wagstaff, said: "'Waggy and Chillo' are two names that just automatically go together like fish and chips for everyone in Hull.