Subject(s): Jimmy Hill Sport: Football Location: Coventry City FC, Ricoh Arena, Coventry, West Midlands Unveiled: 28/7/2011 Sculptor: Nicholas Dimbleby Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth: JIMMY HILL OBE. Manager of Coventry City 1961-1967. Plaque 1: Jimmy Hill OBE. Sculptor Nicholas Dimbleby. A successful playing career as an inside-forward with Brentford and Fulham in the 1950’s culminated in his leading the PFA’s campaign to scrap the maximum wage in 1961. Over the next six seasons he transformed Coventry City from a lowly Third Division club to a First Division outfit with innovations on and off the pitch. After leaving his beloved ‘Sky Blues’ Jimmy had a successful forty-year career in broadcasting with ITV, BBC and Sky, interspersed with spells as chairman with Coventry, Charlton and Fulham. Player: Brentford 1949-52, Fulham 1952-61 Chairman: Professional Footballers Association 1957-61. Manager: Coventry City 1961-67 Managing Director & Chairman: Coventry City 1975-83. Chairman: Charlton Athletic 1984-85 & Fulham 1987-97. television Executive & Pundit ITV 1967-73, BBC 1973-99, SKY 1999-2007. Unveiled 28th July 2011. Plaque 2: With great thanks to all Sky Blue fans and friends of Coventry City Football Club, the City of Coventry and friends of Jimmy Hill OBE (followed by list of 50+ sponsors names). Links: Sculptor