John William Hollins MBE was best known as an English footballer and manager. He initially played a midfielder, before becoming an effective full-back later in his career.
Hollins played in the Football League for Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, and Arsenal, and made a total of 714 First Division appearances, an English top-division record for an outfield player and second only to goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Hollins was born in Guildford, Surrey, and was born into a footballing family. His father, grandfather, and three brothers were all professional footballers as well. One of those siblings, Dave, played international football for Wales.
Hollins joined Chelsea as a youth player and made his debut for the Blues against Swindon Town in September 1963 aged only 17. A talented and hard-running midfielder, usually wearing the number 4 shirt, he was known for his dedicated attitude to the game and went on to become a regular and eventually club captain
Hollins was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to football in the 1982 Birthday Honours, and also made a memorable anti-smoking commercial for television in the same year as part of a Government campaign entitled Look After Yourself.
John Hollins’ net worth at the time of death
At the time of Hollins’ death, his estimated net worth was about $ 5 million. His source of wealth was a result of being a footballer and manager.
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