rooster59 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Liverpool's 'Anfield Iron' Tommy Smith dies aged 74 FILE PHOTO: Tommy Smith - Liverpool Pic:Action Images - MT1ACI140515/File Photo (Reuters) - Former Liverpool captain Tommy Smith, who led the Merseysiders to domestic and European success and gained a reputation as one of the game's toughest tacklers, has died aged 74, the club said on Friday. Smith, known by supporters as the 'Anfield Iron', played 638 games for Liverpool, winning four league titles, a European Cup, two FA Cups and two UEFA Cups in his time at the club. He captained the Reds for three years and scored 48 goals between 1962 and 1978 including one in the 1977 European Cup final, when Liverpool beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 to lift the trophy for the first time. Having joined the club as a schoolboy, he was fast-tracked into the first team by former manager Bill Shankly and swiftly gained a reputation as one of football's most fearsome competitors. Shankly once famously said of Smith -- a true hard man in an era when tough tackling was encouraged and admired -- that he "was not born, he was quarried". Liverpool said in a statement on their website that they were "deeply saddened" by the news. Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014 after caring for his wife Susanne who died after suffering from the same condition. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-04-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 R.I.P Tommy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 R. I. P. Tommy Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Tommy must have been in the best Liverpool team ever, what a great side they were. RIP Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 R.I.P. Tommy. YNWA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Sad news. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnapat Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Fearsome would be the best adjective to describe Tommy Smith. Not a great deal of finesse but a real warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithsimmonds Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Hard as nails..a proper player in his era....R.I.P Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackjam Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 "was not born, he was quarried". Classic line, says it all. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rott Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Farewwell Tommy, at the end of the day you were a credit to your club, country and the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagateddy Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Sad news..one of the best " enforcers " I ever saw "Sleep easy Sent from my SM-G7102 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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