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Pickles' collar with fobs presented by grateful fans and a medal awarded by the Italian Canine Defence League. Pickles (born 1962 or 1963; died 1967) was a black and white collie dog, known for his role in finding the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy in March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to kick off in England.
The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen in 1966 prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. The trophy was later recovered by a dog named Pickles who was later commended and gained a cult following for his heroism. One man was convicted for being involved but other possible culprits are still ...
The World Cup final is coming up this weekend, and fans are excited to see who will bring home the gold -- but in 1966, FIFA thought that the trophy was lost forever. While on display at the ...
1983 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy This page was last edited on 19 December 2023, at 14:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The 1966 World Cup had a rather unusual hero off the field, a dog called Pickles. [16] In the build-up to the tournament, the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen from an exhibition display. A nationwide hunt for the icon ensued.
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Four months prior to the start of the tournament, the Jules Rimet Trophy, the prize for winning the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from an exhibition at Central Hall, Westminster, where it was on show in the run-up to the tournament. It was recovered a week later by Pickles, a mongrel dog, in South London. [4]