Sad news about JG. He unfortunately occupies a space in the twilight world of football before colour TV and the PL, where player's achievements aren't taken seriously. He was also cursed by being upstaged by Geoff Hurst, a decent but inferior player. He also dug himself out of a hole with his drinking. As @Cooley rightly says, one 'the' greats, not just one the 'british greats'.
Sad to also hear about John Challis, and it says a lot about the quality of actor and quality of tv program that it's more a case of 'Boycie's dead'. I imagine all the OF&H's lot actually being real and still living in London somewhere.
