Overview
- Motherwell confirmed his death at 79 and praised his goalscoring legacy at Fir Park.
- Celtic leaders Peter Lawwell and Michael Nicholson offered condolences and hailed him as a club great.
- He scored 124 goals in 184 appearances for Celtic, won six major trophies, and partnered effectively with Kenny Dalglish.
- His legacy includes hat-tricks in the 1972 Scottish Cup final and the 1974 League Cup final, both against Hibernian at Hampden.
- He began at Neilston Juniors, earned the ‘Dixie’ nickname, scored 89 in 198 for Motherwell, won two Scotland caps, later played for Luton Town, Adelaide United, Carlisle United and Partick Thistle, and retired in 1980.