Heroes of the past still giving to stars of today

Billy McNeill and Stevie Chalmers, the legendary members of Celtic’s 1967 European Cup-winning team who passed away within the last week, were childhood heroes of mine.

Heroes of the past still giving to stars of today

Billy McNeill and Stevie Chalmers, the legendary members of Celtic’s 1967 European Cup-winning team who passed away within the last week, were childhood heroes of mine.

Both, by the way, were over a decade retired from football at that stage, lest you think the image of your correspondent on this page has been a little too generously photoshopped.

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