Tom Finney

Sir Thomas "Tom" Finney, CBE was an English footballer, famous for his loyalty to his hometown club, Preston North End F.C., for whom he made 569 first-class appearances, as well as for his performances for the England National Football Team. Finney was born at his family home in Preston, Lancashire in 1922 to his parents Margaret (née Mitchell) and Alfred Finney. For his various charitable work, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1961 New Year Honours and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1992 New Year Honours, and was finally knighted six years later in the 1998 New Year Honours.