Lorimer, who was always more of a wide man than a striker, scored 238 goals in 705 appearances throughout two periods with the club. Lorimer's power was measured at 90 mph, making him the "hardest shot in football."
He won three English championships with Manchester United and is one of only five players who have scored in every game of an English league season. The others are Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, and Kaka.
Lorimer played during the era when scoring goals were not as easy as they are today, so it is no surprise that he finished his career with more than 100 marksmanship awards from different clubs. He died at the age of 68 after being hit by a taxi while crossing the street in London.
According to research conducted by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, Lorimer's shot was measured using GPS technology at 90 mph, making it the hardest shot in football history. The study also found that his average shot was clocked at 115.6 mph, which is still good for third all time behind Rooney and Ronaldo.
Lorimer helped Manchester United win three English championships during his time there. He is one of only five players who have scored in every game of an English league season.
Lorimer made 676 appearances and scored 238 goals during his two periods at Leeds United. Both figures place him among the club's all-time top scorers.
He first joined the club in 1964, just before they were promoted to the First Division. He stayed until 1969, when he moved to Liverpool for a fee of £225,000. There he became the first player to be given the captain's armband at Leeds after Bob Kelly retired. He left Leeds just before they were relegated back to the Second Division.
During his time at Elland Road, Lorimer won two League Championships, the 1967–68 and 1968–69 seasons. He also helped the club win the FA Cup in 1968. After leaving Leeds, he had a brief spell with Portsmouth before returning to Elland Road in 1971 where he finished his career. He later managed Leeds' local rivals, Hunley Town, from 1977 to 1980.
Lorimer died of cancer on November 1, 2004, at the age of 59.
He is regarded as one of the greatest players in Leeds United history.
Lorimer was a regular and often spectacular player who worked best in a drifting position either outside on the right (albeit not as a conventional winger—he was more likely to cut in and shoot than stay wide and cross) or behind two primary attackers (typically Allan Clarke and Mick Jones). He is regarded as one of Scotland's greatest soccer players by many people because of his ability, skill, and talent.
Peter Lorimer was born on August 4th, 1933 in Glasgow, Scotland. His family was very poor, so he had to leave school at the age of 11 to help support them. At the age of 14, he started working as an apprentice fitter with a hosepipe factory while playing football in the evenings. In 1951, he joined Clyde F.C. and became one of the club's most popular players during his time there. In 1955, he moved to England to play for Leeds United but returned to Scotland after just one season to join Dundee United. In 1959, he went back to England this time to play for Everton but returned to Scotland once again after just one season. From 1961 to 1964, he played for Hibernian before returning to England for one final time in 1965 to sign with West Bromwich Albion. After only three seasons there, he returned home to Scotland where he ended his career with St Johnstone.
During his time playing professional football, Lorimer developed into one of the world's best soccer players.
One penalty kick was recorded at 107 miles per hour. Lorimer earned his first significant headlines in the 1966-67 season when a free-kick equalizer against Chelsea in an FA Cup semi-final was controversially ruled out by referee Ken Burns and retaken because the Chelsea players had not withdrawn the required 10 yards. The kick was successful.
Lorimer's other major achievement came in the 1970 World Cup when he became only the second player to score in both opening matches of a tournament. The England striker scored twice in a 4-1 win over South Korea on June 17, and then found the net for a third time as his team beat France 5-3 two days later. It was the first time that England had won their opening two matches at a World Cup.
Lorimer played for Liverpool from 1960 to 1974, scoring 156 goals in 457 games. He is one of only three men to have earned 100 caps for England and scored 26 goals, along with David Beckham and Alan Shearer. He ended his career with Bury after one season, where he was unable to prevent them from being relegated to the Football Conference.
Lorimer died in November 2015 at the age of 70.
The man who struck the hardest shot ever hit. Ronny Heberson is a man's god. Though renown eludes the Fortaleza winger in compared to the game's greats, the Brazilian once caused a ball to go at 221 kilometers per hour. Is this witchcraft? Some say yes, but others claim that God is the one responsible for such feats.
Heberson was born on January 4th, 1965 in Recife, Brazil. A tall and strong player, he began his career with local club Sport Club do Recife before moving to Portugal in 1989. There he played with some smaller clubs before returning to his home country in 1993. Since then, he has been playing with Fortaleza and has won two Brasileirão titles. He also earned 39 caps for Brazil between 1992 and 2001.
Heberson is considered by many to be the best foreign-born player in the history of soccer. His ability to strike balls with incredible force makes him a danger for every opponent. However, he does have his critics who believe that he is using magic to gain an unfair advantage over their opponents.
He currently plays in the Chinese Super League for Beijing Baxy. In 2015, he became the first foreigner to win the Chinese Golden Boot award after scoring 16 goals in 31 games.
Peter then went on to score 238 goals from the right flank. It was not his natural position, but since he was so excellent, he could play there. He also established a lot of goals for himself. He seldom went beyond the left-back since it just took half a yard for him to receive the ball on his right foot and send it zipping across. That's why they called him "The Wizard of West Bromwich".
However, he was left-footed and scored with his left too. His brother John told me that when they were children, their father would make them write their names with their hands in opposite directions. If you do that, you will be able to write with either hand without difficulty. Peter started writing with his right hand as he got older but played with his left-foot until he was 20 years old. Even after that, he never gave up playing with his left.
He was born on January 1st, 1931, so he was an astrologer's darling - having a rare left-handed quality. Also, he was very good at math and science. When he was 11 years old, he wrote a letter to the editor of The Birmingham Evening Mail asking why there were no left-handed footballers. No one else had ever asked this question before, so the editors printed his letter alongside theirs to help answer it. Many people believed that if Peter were given a chance, he would become one of the best players in the world.
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