Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers spoke about the inspiration of the Lisbon Lions as he paid his tribute to Tommy Gemmell.
The Parkhead club announced on Thursday morning that the former Hoops defender, who scored in two European Cup finals for Celtic, had died aged 73 after a long illness.
Gemmell levelled the score in the Glasgow club's famous 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in Lisbon in 1967, when they became the first British club to win the European Cup, and was also among the scorers when Celtic lost 2-1 to Feyenoord in the 1970 final.
Rodgers told Talksport: "It was sad. We had come off a win and a good performance the night before (4-0 at Inverness) and to wake up to the news that Tommy, such a legend at the club and an iconic player, had passed away, for all Celtic supporters worldwide, it was a shock and obviously really sad.
"It was the greatest team and will always be the greatest team that represented Celtic.
"In 1967 they won the European Cup, the first British team to do that and went on to play in the 1970 final and lost that but Tommy, as a full-back, scored in both those games.
"These guys are revered around the club but, not only that, they have lived their lives as Lisbon Lions, devoted their lives virtually to Celtic.
"They are tremendous ambassadors and I have one here on a daily basis, John Clark, who was a kit man here and worked within the kit department for a number of years and it is the humility about these guys.
"Real top fellas, top professional players in their day but have lived a really humble life and it is very inspiring for someone who works at the club."
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