Remembering Celtic great, John ‘Yogi’ Hughes

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Everyone at Celtic Football Club is extremely sad to hear of the passing of Lisbon Lion, John ‘Yogi’ Hughes, who has died at the age of 79, and the thoughts and prayers of everyone at the club are with John's family and friends at this extremely sad time.

John spent 12 years at Celtic between 1959 and ’71, playing his part in a golden era for the club and establishing himself as an all-time great in the green and white Hoops. In 416 appearances, he scored an impressive 189 goals, making him one of only 29 players to have scored over a century of goals for Celtic.

He made his debut in a League Cup tie against Third Lanark in August 1960, when he scored in a 2-0 win for the Hoops, while his 189th goal also came in a League Cup tie, this time in a 3-0 away win against Ayr United in August 1971.

His list of honours is an impressive one – seven league titles, five League Cups, four Scottish Cups and, of course, the European Cup in 1967 when he was part of the legendary squad which became the Kings of Europe, playing his part in many of the ties on the road to Lisbon.

There are so many highlights from John’s time in the Hoops, including the famous occasion where he scored five goals in an 8-0 win over Aberdeen at a frosty Celtic Park wearing a pair of ‘sannies’ in January 1965.

He played in the 1965 Scottish Cup final when Celtic beat Dunfermline Athletic at Hampden, a triumph that heralded a period of unprecedented success under Jock Stein.

And later that year, when Celtic won the League Cup, it was John Hughes who scored both goals in the final as the Hoops beat Rangers 2-1.

On the European stage, he also scored a famous goal in the European Cup semi-final second leg victory over Leeds United at Hampden, in front of a record crowd of 136,505, a result which saw Celtic reach their second final in three years.

John Hughes left Celtic in 1971, joining Crystal Palace, while he also had a short spell with Sunderland before retiring. He was also capped eight times by Scotland, scoring one goal.

John ‘Yogi’ Hughes was hugely popular amongst the Celtic support, who always recognised him as one of their own, and the whole Celtic Family will mourn his passing.

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Not only and incredible player but a very friendly guy to had a few pints with him back in 2018 or 19 at a celtic supporters club got his autograph and a few pictures weh the bear

ALEXANDER-nbcr
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Rest In Peace Big Man A True Celtic And Coatbridge Legend 🙏🍀

danbreen
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From one Paradise to another. Requiescant in Pace 😔

Elizabeth-iwwd
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God bless and rest your soul Yogi. YNWA 💚⚪💛💕

SALeppard
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Rest In Peace John Hughes, gone but not forgotten

Kwoodbhoy
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Rest in peace big man, had the pleasure of meeting him on a few occasions and always a gentleman

iangrant
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You were well loved big man, a true legend.

MrMeadfoot
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RIP Yogi sad to hear his passing such a nice guy he will be sadly missed YNWA1🍀💚

yorkshirebhoy
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Incredible player, even better guy RIP

aidanglass
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God Rest Your Soul Yogi! Always remembered. HH 🍀

blythemajors
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Incredible player will be sadly, sadly missed 💔💔💔💔

michaelhickland
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Another legend gone, rest in peace Yogi 🍀

timanon
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met the big man a few time in bairds along with bobby murdoch great guys got a photo of me with them behind my bar in the house.legends

bobmarleystoe
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Another Celtic great who will be passing through heaven's gates.a lovely guy.had the great honour of meeting him outside parkhead.back in the nineties.celt through and through.god bless him.☘️☘️☘️.

billyclough
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Rest in peace John Yogi Hughes YNWA 🍀🍀🙏

HelenCelticGhirl
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RIP John, thank you for your footballing light that shone so bright during your days at Celtic, it was great to watch, "feed the bear" . God bless you and your family 🙏

MRCINI
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RIP JOHN YWNA HH 🍀🍀
Men die legends live forever 💚💚
Wance a Celt always a Celt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
GBNF oor very own yogi bear 🇮🇪🇮🇪

williamsherry
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Rest In Peace Yogi. Too young to have seen you play but my dad never stopped talking about you during my Celtic education as a kid. One of thee immortals

johant
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Feed the Bear, He's everywhere, everywhere, everywhere. RIP. Yogi.

danielmckenna