Sir Billy Boston, first rugby league player to receive knighthood, dies aged 92

"Billy Boston was everybody’s hero, including my Mum’s. His achievements in rugby league were extraordinary" Iconic rugby league player Sir Billy Boston has died aged 92.

Boston was one of the finest players in the sport’s historyScored almost 500 tries for club and countrySir Billy Boston, the Wigan Warriors legend who last year became the first rugby league player to be awarded a knighthood, has died at the age of 92.The Welsh Rugby Union confirmed the news of Boston’s death on Tuesday, writing: “Sir Billy Boston, one of the best loved and most iconic figures in the history of Welsh sport, has passed away peacefully at the age of 92. Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston, one of the game's greatest try scorers, dies aged 92. Billy Boston: A look back at the career of a rugby league legend