Sad, a United legend who did a lot of 'unseen' work to help others and the team.
Nice little story in the BBC article which I wasn't aware of. Shows how much Ramsey thought of him....
"After receiving a retrospective booking following the final group game against France - for a robust challenge on Les Bleus rival Jacques Simon - the governing body demanded Ramsey drop Stiles for the quarter-final against Argentina.
Ramsey refused.
"I was a liability, they said," Stiles recalled.
"Alf told them he'd resign if he couldn't pick who he wanted. He was prepared to resign in the middle of a World Cup over me. I never found that out until he had died. What a man."
Ramsey's resistance was vindicated. Not only did Stiles help see off a hostile Argentina side - furiously described as "animals" by the usually polite Ramsey - he then nullified Portuguese superstar Eusebio in the semi-final as England reached the Wembley showpiece.
"Alf always called me by my full name of Norbert. Just before the Portugal match he took me to one side and said: 'Norbert, I want you to take Eusebio out,'" Stiles said.
"I replied: 'Do you mean for the game Alf, or for good?'"
Eusebio might have survived, but Portugal didn't. And the rest is etched in English sporting history.
Tenacious, aggressive, dirty - descriptions all given to Stiles' style. After all, he did not earn his 'Toothless Tiger' nickname for no good reason."
RIP Nobby.