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75 years young!! 

The man was a legend. Had the fortune of meeting him back in the late 80's when he visited my local club and gave us a training session. Never forget that as long as I live.

YNWA Kev 

My hero growing up, he was a rock star in the 70's. Bill Shankly regarded Kevin as the best signing he ever made. He was one of the most influential figures in our entire 134 year history.
In the 50 years before he arrived we had won 3 League titles and 1 FA Cup. Despite not seriously challenging for years in his first season we finished just a single point behind eventual champions Derby. He was literally a 19/20 old kid at this point taking the team and indeed the club by the scruff of the neck.
Over the next five years we won 3 League titles, finished runners-up twice, appeared in 2 FA Cup finals winning 1 of them, won 2 UEFA Cups (when they were regarded as being as hard as the European Cup to win) and of course put a MoM performance in in Rome to help us win our first ever European Cup.
The year he left we were an ace away from completing the treble back in the days when doubles happened twice a century.
When he joined us we hadnt won anything for about 6 years, we were just one of a group of about 6 or 7 clubs including Leeds, Everton, Man United, Arsenal, Derby, City etc who had all had a bit of success in the 60's and early 70's, when he left we were clearly the most dominant force not only in England but on the entire continent of Europe too.
When Kenny signed for us we were already the best team in England and the best team in Europe, it was Kevin who took us there, that red number 7 shirt was already the most iconic shirt in English football before Kenny even put it on.
RIP my hero

RIP to a good and humble man. Also my hero growing up and who made me a Liverpool supporter. I was lucky enough to take a photo with him while he was at Southampton and he was funny and kind with us as kids. Sad!

Newcastle fans are asking for one of the stands at St James to be named the Kevin Keegan stand. At Anfield we already have the Kenny Dalglish stand. After watching those videos of Keegan today, for the first time since 1977 I suddenly feel conflicted again! Keegan or Dalglish? Oof! Either way, we were very blessed to have both!

Keegan’s contribution was to bridge the Ian St John era into the Dalglish era, he created the momentum along with Emlyn, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Steve Heighway etc.. to take us to the next level. The bridge between Shanks and Paisley, the bridge between isolated success to win the 77 European Cup that set us up for the next 17 years. No Keegan = no Kenny.