FUNERAL details for Celtic legend Jim Brogan who died after a battle with dementia have been released by his family.
As reported exclusively by the Evening Times, the former footballer, who played left back for the club for 13 years, passed away at 1.30am on Monday surrounded by family at Moffat Street Care Home in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.
His funeral will be held at 10am on Saturday at St Andrew’s Cathedral. It will be followed by a short service at Linn Crematorium.
Jim's daughter Colette Farren paid tribute to her dad saying he was the, “most outstanding daddy,” who never missed a parents evening despite his high profile footballing career.
The 74-year-old, who had a, “massive love of the Hoops” had been battling dementia, a condition his family is convinced was linked to his career on the pitch.
The club paid tribute, describing their former player as one of Celtic’s “unsung heroes.”
Brogan, who also ran a number of bars in Glasgow after he hung up his boots, is survived by wife Joyce, 70, daughters Colette, 51, Caroline, 50, sons Anthony, 48 and Mark, 46, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
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