We are a really close family. I’m a year away from qualifying as a doctor and he is over the moon.I’m due to graduate from Aberdeen University on my gran and grandad’s 55th wedding anniversary and Grandad jokes that it will be a day to rival Lisbon.It doesn’t take a European Cup to make him a legend in my eyes. Memorial to Bobby Lennox in Curran Masonic Hall. Technical Coordinator (U13 – U18) Hiliard Serrao.

And he will be ranked alo… I think I’m a mixture of the pair of them but I will never be as good.They were delighted I had a passion for the game and weren’t surprised I started kicking a ball as soon as I could walk.Sadly my other grandad passed away earlier this year and it’s just Bobby who is left now but he’s my best critic and has always given me good advice. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Most Popular. This Scottish soccer legend helped lead the Celtic Football Club’s “Lisbon Lions” team to some 1967 European Cup win in Lisbon, Portugal, against Italy’s Internazionale Milano F.C. He’s a legend’s legend. He was an extremely fast winger and he was known by fans as 'Buzz Bomb' or 'Lemon' ( – he made defenders look like 'suckers').

You can unsubscribe at any time.Stevie Chalmers scores the winning goal against InterBilly McNeill and John Clark (left) celebrate another victory on road to LisbonBobby Lennox (right) with his grandson Zack Simpson He was my inspiration and the photos are a nod to my goal and his.Papa will talk about the final if you ask him but he is not a boastful man and has remained humble.My gran knows just as much about the match as he does as she was out in Lisbon with the ladies and lived it with him. He goes to all the home matches and is very proud of what the club have achieved in the years since.I wish I was around to see him in his glory days. From 1966 to 1968, he was also an associate from the Scottish Little league XI national group. She says she has never been so nervous and did a lot of praying.It was a miracle my papa made it to Lisbon at all because a few years before, he fell ill with TB meningitis, which at the time was fatal.


He continues his connection with Celtic as a match day host and is the Honorary President of the Houston Bobby Lennox Celtic Club.

Henrich Svetko. As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations, I was asked to take part in the BBC1 documentary Glasgow 1967: The Lisbon Lions, which goes out on Wednesday. Famous Birthdays. Fun facts: before fame, family life, popularity rankings, and more. "I love my grandad. This Scottish soccer legend helped lead the Celtic Football Club’s “Lisbon Lions” team to some 1967 European Cup win in Lisbon, Portugal, against Italy’s Internazionale Milano F.C. We are super-close and if I don’t see him every day, we talk on the phone.Growing up, I was aware he had been a footballer but I had no idea just how great a player he was until I was older and people got impressed when they found out I was John Clark’s granddaughter.One of my early memories is of being in Tesco, aged about four, and people stopping us to ask for grandad’s autograph.I remember thinking, ‘He’s mine, not yours’. Bobby Lennox. His son Gary carried on the family's footballing tradition, playing professionally for …
What a man and what a legacy he has left.Grandchildren of Lisbon Lions pay tribute to their heroesWhen you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Bobby Lennox Soccer Player #127457. Bobby Lennox during WWII: The memorial plaque to Bobby Lennox in Termoneeny Parish Church, Knockloughrim. From 1966 to 1968, he was also a member of the Scottish League XI national team.He played one season for the American soccer team the Houston Hurricane before rejoining the Celtic F.C.