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Jimmy JohnstoneDaoine a ghabh pàirt anns a’ phrògram

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Jim Simmonette explained to us what it felt like becoming friends with Jimmy who was his footballing hero

B’ e Jimmy an gaisgeach ball-coise a bh’ aig Jim Simmonette.

  • Scottish football commentator and author Archie Macpherson wrote a biography about Jimmy Johnstone
  • Childhood friend Billy Donald recalls his earliest memories of living next door to Jimmy
  • Agnes Johnstone tells us the story of when she first met Jimmy at their local youth club
  • Jimmy’s son James explains why his dad was his hero
  • Jimmy’s daughter Eileen recalls what it was like growing up with her father being such a well-known and talented footballer
  • Jimmy’s daughter Marie tells us what it was like finding out that her father had been diagnosed with MND
  • John McGeady played alongside Jimmy for a short period of time at Sheffield United FC
  • Fellow Lisbon Lion Bobby Lennox was always Jimmy’s roommate when they travelled for games
  • Former director for Celtic FC, Willie Haughey talks about how determined Jimmy was to find a cure for MND
  • Fellow Lisbon Lion Jim Craig recalls the time that Jimmy took a taxi from Madrid to Benidorm due to his fear of flying
  • Fellow Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell tells us what it was like managing his friend during their short stint at Dundee FC together
  • Fellow Lisbon Lion John Clark recalls how Jimmy was obsessed with watching programmes abut aliens
  • Jim Simmonette explained to us what it felt like becoming friends with Jimmy who was his footballing hero
  • Fellow Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld recalls spending time with Jimmy throughout his struggle with MND
  • Ian Henderson reflects on how good a friend Jimmy was to him
  • Despite being a Rangers player at the time, Willie Henderson tells us how close he and Jimmy were off the pitch
  • Fellow Lisbon Lion John Hughes tells us that despite everything, Jimmy never brought his problems onto the pitch
  • Harris McBride took on the role of Jimmy who, even as a child, showed a keen interest in football
  • Samuel Johnston took on the role of Jimmy at school, desperate to make it on to the football team.
  • Jimmy’s grandson Jack Johnstone took on the role of his grandfather in the drama sequence
  • Jimmy was known to be quite the singer when he wasn’t kicking a ball, Jack gives us a song whilst playing the role of Jimmy.
  • Jack proudly wore a Celtic strip from the same era in which Jimmy played with the club.
  • We certainly put Jack through his paces trying to recreate Jimmy’s training routine using milk bottles.
  • Jack and Adele take on the roles of Jimmy and Agnes in the early days of their relationship

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  • Jimmy Johnstone

    Documentary examining the life of Scottish footballer Jimmy Johnstone.

    BBC ALBA

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