chelsea this afternoon. there was a minute's applause, both here and at west ham another club where his popularity endures. applause. greaves said all he ever wanted was to play the game and play it well. at times, he played it better than anyone, and made it look so easy. jimmy greaves, who's died at the age of 81. the football commentatorjohn motson told mejimmy greaves was one of his "boyhood heroes" and went on to become one the true footballing greats. motty said so many of his happy memories were tinged only by the sadness of today. i was actually at west ham to join in the minute's silence there today but my mind went back you know, to 1957, i i was 12 years old, and jimmy greaves became a boyhood hero of mine and i will tell you why, that i used to play football on christmas day in those days and my