giblet Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Sad news of the oldest Hibee, Sam Martinez who passed away this morning. Guy was 106 years old and came to Scotland after the second world war. A Diehard Hibee and Hibs gave him a free ticket to the cup final in May. Here's a report with his backstory from a few years ago. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12443406.THE_LAST_LUMBERJACK_Sam_Martinez_left_his_homeland_of_British_Honduras_in_1941__bound_for_a_new_life_as_a_woodcutter_in_Scotland__Now_96__he_shares_his_wisdom_with_Vicky_Allan_and_talks_about_changed_times__staying_positive_and_life_as_a_local_celebrity/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 How fitting that the last team on the cup was his after all those years. Great that he finally got to witness that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 still lucid and still getting to games at 106 years old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cove_Sheep Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Ormond said: How fitting that the last team on the cup was his after all those years. Great that he finally got to witness that. Almost as if he decided he didn't have anything to hang on for after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 12 minutes ago, Cove_Sheep said: Almost as if he decided he didn't have anything to hang on for after that! It had been on his bucket list for 70 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 This guys saw Hibs win the league, both cups, play in two euro semi finals and seen Hibs beat Real Madrid and Barcelona! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 16 minutes ago, giblet said: This guys saw Hibs win the league, both cups, play in two euro semi finals and seen Hibs beat Real Madrid and Barcelona! Not a bad record! I'm envious of older Killie fans. My dad (just turned 60) has seen us win the league, both cups, draw with Real Madrid at RP in the European Cup, seen us overturn a 4-0 deficit against Entracht Frankfurt and get to a Euro Semi Final. Bonkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 14 minutes ago, giblet said: This guys saw Hibs win the league, both cups, play in two euro semi finals and seen Hibs beat Real Madrid and Barcelona! really, doesnt mention that in the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debian Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Such a shame - but glad he got to see his club win the Scottish Cup after such a wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitre Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Fair innings that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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