Rossy Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34104927 Sad news. Obviously I never saw him play but he's very highly thought of by the older Dons fans. Scored the fastest hat-trick in top class football as well. There you go. Edited August 31, 2015 by Rossy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North East Loon Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hopefully a minutes applause for him in next home game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Well Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) "Scored the fastest hat-trick in top class football as well. There you go." No he didn't. (just being pedantic) Ian St John v Hibs when playing for Motherwell circa Aug 1959 in a L C tie at Easter Road. From memory, Fox scored for Hibs, then St John netted 3 times in 130 seconds. But some Ross County player (Ross !!) scored 3 in about 90 seconds Edited August 31, 2015 by Big Well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Respect RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 "Scored the fastest hat-trick in top class football as well. There you go." No he didn't. (just being pedantic) Ian St John v Hibs when playing for Motherwell circa Aug 1959 in a L C tie at Easter Road. From memory, Fox scored for Hibs, then St John netted 3 times in 130 seconds. But some Ross County player (Ross !!) scored 3 in about 90 seconds Just going by what the article says. I guess it just applies to England. Thanks for taking the time to point it out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Mentioned a lot in Gary Imlachs book My father and other working class heroes ( very good read) 1958 World Cup Sweden Caught some footage of France game recently Also think he featured in a tynecastle game 50s dons in white ; pathe or you tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibelieve!!! Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 "Scored the fastest hat-trick in top class football as well. There you go." No he didn't. (just being pedantic) Ian St John v Hibs when playing for Motherwell circa Aug 1959 in a L C tie at Easter Road. From memory, Fox scored for Hibs, then St John netted 3 times in 130 seconds. But some Ross County player (Ross !!) scored 3 in about 90 seconds Tommy Ross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laud Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 R.i.p. Graham leggat im sure he played with Fulham at one time.I remember him from a football card collection from many moons ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilser Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 R.i.p. Graham leggat im sure he played with Fulham at one time.I remember him from a football card collection from many moons ago. Aye, he played for them for several years, scoring 134 times in the process: http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2015/august/30/graham-leggat-1934-2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty CTA Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I only saw Graham Leggat play live once. 30 years ago. It was in an old-timers Scotland v England charity match in Burlington, Ontario. The teams were piped on to the pitch, and what I remember most (apart from us winning 3-2) was that when they introduced the players individually they saved Graham for last, and in a wonderful show of respect he was the only one to get applause from all of the other players. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=graham-leggat&pid=175707070&fhid=12317 Scarborough is a little over 60km from where I live. My work commitments sadly didn't allow me to stay for the funeral, but I was there for the visitation and was able to meet with and speak to the family. Graham's wife, Marilyn, his daughter, Karen, and his grand-daughter, Isabelle, were all delightful. A really, really nice family. I asked if it would be OK for me to place an Aberdeen scarf and a Scotland scarf as a fans' tribute to Graham, and they were more than happy to let me do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Superb Scotty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Good on you Scotty a lovley touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanJon Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 You are a legend Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilser Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Agreed - a lovely thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 That actually brought a wee tear to my eye, warm hearted softie that I am. Well done Scotty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exglasgowasc Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Brilliant touch Scotty. I believe there's a tribute planned by the red ultras in the Dick Donald at the Celtic game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Sunnylaw Jag Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I wrote a small piece on Graham's Scotland career for the Scotland Epistles Facebook. There is also some footage of Scotland v West Germany from 1959, where the Scots beat the Germans 3-2 with Graham making two goals and scoring the third. A repeat of that score on Monday would be great. That was a beautiful tribute Scotty. https://www.facebook.com/scotlandepistles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Nice touch Scotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjd1972 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Remember seeing Graham Leggat on Canadian TV as a reporter for TSN, that was about 20 years ago. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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