Bill Nicholson OBE, Tottenham manager 1958-1974, guided Spurs to the first league and Cup Double of the 20th century Nicholson's Spurs dominates the sixties, adding the FA Cup in '62 and the European Cup Winners Cup in '63 to 1961's Double Nicholson crafts a side full of flair, playing Jimmy Greaves alongside Danny Blanchflower, John White and Dave Mackay Princess Michael of Kent meets Bill Nicholson at the 1971 League Cup final; Spurs go on to beat Villa to lift the Cup Tottenham's favourite son holds the League Cup aloft in 1973, the final trophy won under his leadership After resigning as manager in 1974, he continues to live nearby and becomes the club's honorary president Nicholson receives a rapturous reception from fans at his testimonial in 1999, as Spurs take on Fiorentina's stars Nicholson celebrates as a road named after him, which runs from Tottenham High Road to the club's gates, is unveiled A fitting tribute for Bill Nicholson OBE, a football legend whose name will forever be synonymous with Tottenham Hotspur Floral tributes mount up at White Hart Lane, where a book of condolence has been opened for fans to pay their respects
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