Pickles (died 1967) was a black
and white Collie dog renowned
for his role in finding the stolen
Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966.
Overview
The trophy had been stolen
during a rare public stamp
exhibition at Westminster
Central Hall, on the afternoon of
Sunday 20 March, just four
months before the 1966 FIFA
World Cup in England was
scheduled to kick-off. The thief
ignored rare stamps with a
value of £3 million to steal the
trophy, which was generally
thought to be worth far less.
Police subsequently received a
£15,000 ransom demand,
accompanied by the cup from
the top of the trophy. However,
when they arrested the man
who had mailed the package,
the police determined that he
was a middleman, and the real
culprit was never identified.
Nevertheless, the rest of the
trophy was found just seven
days later wrapped in
newspaper at the bottom of a
suburban garden hedge in
Beulah Hill, South Norwood,
South London, by Pickles while
taking a walk with his owner
David Corbett. When England
won the trophy, as a reward,
Pickles was invited to the
celebration banquet and was
allowed to lick his owner's
bowl. His owner collected a
£6,000 reward (based on
increases in average earnings,
this would be approximately
£169,000 in 2009).[2] The thief
was never caught. Suspicion
of involvement was attached
briefly to David Corbett.
Pickles starred with Eric Sykes
and June Whitfield in the 1966
film The Spy With the Cold Nose.

Pickles died in 1967 when he
choked on his lead while
chasing a cat. He was buried
in his owner's back garden
and his collar is on display in
the National Football Museum
in Manchester. An entirely
fictional version of the story
was told in a 2006 ITV drama
written by Michael Chaplin,
called Pickles: The Dog Who
Won The World Cup. He was
voiced by Harry Enfield.