West Ham legend Martin Peters had his ashes laid in the foundations of the statue unveiled at the London Stadium today in honour of the club's historic 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup success.
The statue, which also features Bobby Moore and Sir Geoff Hurst, is part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.
Peters, who played 11 years for West Ham, died in December 2019, aged 76.
"It is an emotional day," former striker Hurst told BBC Sport.
Hurst, who attended the ceremony along with Moore's daughter Roberta and Peters' wife Kathy, lifted the World Cup with England in 1966 alongside his two Hammers team-mates - a year after their European glory.