Remembering Gil Heron

[lcafiero]

Quick reminder, thanks to the New York CSC, that Gil Heron, also known as "The Black Arrow" and the first black Celtic player (and also Gil Scott-Heron's dad), passed away on this day in 2008 at the age of 86. YNWA, Arrow!

 

[Lemon]

Quick reminder, thanks to the New York CSC, that Gil Heron, also known as "The Black Arrow" and the first black Celtic player (and also Gil Scott-Heron's dad), passed away on this day in 2008 at the age of 86. YNWA, Arrow!

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If you check out his wiki page it states that he wrote a poem called "the great ones" about the top Scottish football players that he played with. I would love to read that but can't find it. I spoke with my father about him through my love for Gil scott heron but he only remembered him playing for third lanark. He said that he was the second black man he saw in the flesh. The first he shared a bottle of rum with on the top floor of a Glasgow tram on VE day

 

[Benignus]

If you check out his wiki page it states that he wrote a poem called "the great ones" about the top Scottish football players that he played with. I would love to read that but can't find it. I spoke with my father about him through my love for Giles scott heron but he only remembered him playing for third lanark. He said that he was the second black man he saw in the flesh. The first he shared a bottle of rum with on the top floor of a Glasgow tram on VE day

Morning Lemon, Google Gil Scott Heron the great ones, then click on images and its almost at the top of the page mate, sorry I can't put it up for you mate.

 

[Lemon]

Morning Lemon, Google Gil Scott Heron the great ones, then click on images and its almost at the top of the page mate, sorry I can't put it up for you mate.

Cheers for that B. I was hoping to see the roots of his son's jazz/hip hop style but hey ho

 

[Winning Captains]

Gil Heron's grandchildren – Tuesday's Guest of Honour at Celtic Park | The Celtic Star

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[lcafiero]

I remember this article, Cap -- it's a good one! This made me laugh aloud.

 

[lcafiero]

Found this on Facebook, a recital of the poem:

The Great Ones | Gil Heron was the first black footballer to play for Celtic, and the father of musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron. Gil Heron's poem "The Great Ones",... | By BBC Sport ScotlandFacebook

Gil Heron was the first black footballer to play for Celtic, and the father of musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron. Gil Heron's poem "The Great Ones",...

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