Brendan Rodgers dubbed Tommy Callaghan a “real Celtic legend” as he led tributes to the former Hoops hero following his death at 78.
Callaghan won six league titles in eight years at Parkhead after signing in 1968 and was part of Jock Stein’s iconic side that clinched nine-in-a-row in 1974.
Stein signed the elegant midfielder twice - the only player ever to lay claim to that honour - having first taken him to Dunfermline as a teenager in 1962 before then luring him to Celtic Park six years later.
The Fifer was to become a key figure for both clubs as he racked up the half dozen of league titles at Celtic Park to add to two League Cup triumphs and four Scottish Cup winners’ gongs, the first of which was landed with the Pars.
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