Geoff Truett

Geoffrey Frederick Truett (23 May 1935 – 5 January 2015) was an English professional footballer, who played as a winger.

Early and personal life Geoffrey Frederick Truett was born on 23 May 1935, in Forest Gate, Essex. He was evacuated to Amersham, Buckinghamshire during World War II, and as a youth he was involved in athletics, competing in shot put and javelin. While playing with Wycombe, Truett won the Isthmian League in 1956 and 1957, and was a runner-up in the 1957 FA Amateur Cup. He later played for Tonbridge between 1962 and 1970, where he remains the player with the record number of starts, with 517 in all competitions, the only player to have more appearances was Mark Gillham. While playing with Tonbridge, Truett won the 1965 Kent Senior Cup, and he was twice voted as the club's Player of the Year. Truett finished his career with Hastings United, retiring in 1973 at the age of 38. Truett combined his semi-professional playing career with working as a builder.

Later life and death After retiring as a player Truett worked as a buyer for a number of building firms in the Croydon area. He died on 5 January 2015, aged 79, following a short illness. At the time of his death he was living in Copthorne, West Sussex with his daughter, after his wife had moved into a nursing home.