In the early 1990s, the former accountant thought he saw an opportunity in real estate and bet his entire net worth on it. Today, the chairman of Crescent Real Estate is one of the industry’s biggest players.
William Hunt played for Aston Villa in the 1950s. The talented right back also played for Halesowen Town, Bromsgrove Town and Worcester County alongside the legendary Duncan Edwards. Mr Hunt, of Highfield Lane, died aged 86, in Russells Hall Hospital on Sunday January 24 with only a nurse by his side, after testing positive for coronavirus. Mourners at the funeral at St John s Church in Halesowen and Stourbridge Crematorium on Tuesday February 23, have to be limited to 30 and must also be socially distanced. William s grandson Neil Slater, aged 43, of Long Mynd, Halesowen, said: We re devastated we can t give him the send-off he deserves.