| TOMMY
GEMMELL
Tommy Gemmell, nicknamed
Danny Kaye because of his resemblance to the American
comedian, was signed to Celtic from Coltness United in
July 1961.
A strong, exciting
full-back with a superb shot, he could always be counted
on to score a dramatic goal when it was most needed,
none more so than his equaliser in the 1967 European Cup
final, which set up Celtic's historic victory.
He also scored in the
1970 European Cup Final and his last-minute strike in
1969 against Kilmarnock gave Celtic their fourth
successive League title.
Gemmell made more than
400 appearances for Celtic, collecting six League
championship badges, three Cup winners' medals and four
League Cup winners' medals, before signing to Nottingham
Forest in December 1971. He won 18 full caps for
Scotland and also played five times for the Scottish
League. |