The tough-tackling former captain of Liverpool Tommy Smith whose amazing goal helped his home team to win their first European Cup has died at the age of 74 years.
The death of Tommy Smith was announced back on Friday last week. Janett, Smith’s daughter said in a statement that her father has died very peacefully while in a nursing home.
Smith who was nicknamed as “Anfield Iron” and the Club Legend” in Liverpool made 668 appearances for the club as their defender from years 1960 to 1978. During those years, he helped the team win 9 major trophies which include 2 FA Cups, 2 UEFA Cups, 1 European Cup, and 4 English League Titles.
Back in the European Cup of 1977, Smith scored a goal against the Borussia Monchengladbach that allowed Liverpool to be ahead in the tournament for the 2nd time and Liverpool won that match by 3-1 in Rome.
He was one of the toughest tackling footballers but was only sent off once and that too was for swearing at an official.
One of Liverpool’s managers Bill Shankly said about Smith that he was not born but was quarried out.
After retirement, Smith took out the lease of the Liverpool’s music venue named “The Cavern Club”. He suffered from a heart attack back in 2007 and then was diagnosed with Dementia and Alzheimer’s back in 2014.
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