Billy McNeill
Billy McNeill
William "Billy" McNeill MBEis a former Scottish footballer and manager. He is best known for captaining Celtic to the European Cup triumph in 1967 and he later went on to manage the club. He is now the official Club Ambassador at Celtic...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth2 March 1940
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He loved the Celtic fans and treasured the relationship he had with them, and he was never happier than when he was out on the pitch.
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I can't help feeling there's a terrible irony attached to how a player of Willie's ability could end up with relatively little to show for his career. Today, a player like him, even after seven or eight years, would never need to worry about money again.