Former Scotland international and broadcaster Pat Nevin remembers Billy McNeill as "the loveliest man". The word legend is grossly overused, but not when it comes to Billy McNeill because of what he did for football. "It was a golden era for Scottish football and Celtic, winning nine in a row and Billy was captain for all that time. "Jock Stein was the best I've ever seen as a manager and coach and intellectually what he gave to a football team, but he had to have a first lieutenant on the field - and that was Billy McNeill. "He had that strength of personality A first among equals in a great team."

Source: BBC April 23, 2019 08:22 UTC