On Sunday Bobby Lennox will be honoured by Saltcoats when a statue of the Lisbon Lion is unveiled.
A two year campaign to honour the player will culminate in a simple ceremony to honour the furthest flung of Jock Stein’s most famous side.
While most of his team-mates were born in and around Glasgow the ‘buzz-bomb’ was from fully 30 miles away on the Ayrshire coast.
4 days to go and the Buzz Bomb has arrived to take his place in the heart of Saltcoats!
We are delighted that on Sunday lunchtime the world class Bobby Lennox will finally be properly acknowledged for his achievements in football#StatueForBobby #LennoxCountdown #BobbyLennox pic.twitter.com/RTkEAz4N69
— Statue For Bobby (@bobbylennox67) November 14, 2018
Throughout his career Lennox remained faithful to his home town- outlasting all of his Lisbon team-mates with his last Celtic appearance coming in the 1980 Scottish Cup Final win over the old Rangers club.
He played in 11 championship winning sides covering the 9-in-a-row run, the 76/77 double winners and the 4-2 match in 1979 which was Billy McNeill’s first success as Celtic manager.
After returning from the game Lennox had a spell as reserve team coach at Celtic Park and is still a regular at matches after celebrating his 75th birthday in August.
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