“Tommy was a supporter who’d played for the team and had won things and enjoyed great adulation from the fans. But he actually went on to become the manager as well, and to manage and play for your team, which you thought was the greatest club in the world, must have been the greatest accolade ever.”

GEORGE McCLUSKEY

“I cannot speak highly enough of Tommy and he was a man of real integrity. He was a wonderful, wonderful man and is sorely missed.”

JOHN HUGHES

“All the tributes have been fitting. Tommy Burns is one of the greatest ever Celts. He did everything for the club, didn’t he? He was, first of all, a fantastic player for 15 seasons then he managed Celtic for three years. He then came back and headed up the youth development. Throughout he was a fantastic ambassador.”

KENNY DALGLISH

“His legacy will endure and the one thing that any young player can learn from him is that Tommy lived his life to the full. He achieved remarkable things in his lifetime, but he wasn’t a jack-the-lad, he enjoyed life and the trimmings of success, but he had humility and was an outstanding professional.”

WILLIE McSTAY