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Road to be named in football manager’s honour thanks to regional daily

A revered football manager will literally be put on the map after having a road named after him – thanks to a regional daily campaign.

The Coventry Telegraph fought to honour Jimmy Hill, who oversaw Coventry City’s ‘Sky Blue Revolution’ in the 1960s which led to them winning promotion to the old First Division.

Hill passed away in December last year, and the Telegraph urged readers to get in touch with suggestions for the best way to honour him.

Today the Telegraph exclusively revealed on page 3, pictured below, that the A444, which runs from the club’s current Ricoh Arena ground to the site of its former Highfield Road home, will be renamed ‘Jimmy Hill Way’.

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Chief reporter Simon Gilbert said: “We are delighted that the Telegraph and its readers have been able to help put Jimmy Hill on the Coventry map.

“Bearing in mind the lasting impression Jimmy had on Coventry, it seems fitting that his name will now become part of the city.

“Credit should also be given to Coventry City Council who have been extremely enthusiastic about the idea ever since we first approached them.”

The announcement comes just 24 hours after the Telegraph ran a front page urging City’s current owners, Sisu, to sell the club.

The plea comes after what the newspaper called nine years of “failure” on and off the pitch.