THE centenary of the birth of Jock Stein took place on Wednesday and I have to say I was disappointed that the anniversary was allowed to pass without the acclamation that Stein deserved, especially as he was not just the greatest manager that Celtic ever had but was also manager of Scotland for seven years.
So in this second and final account of his life and career, I will be concentrating on the Scotland years of his career.
Many people thought Stein would get a knighthood for leading Celtic to becoming the first British and indeed, the first non-Latin club to win the European Cup. Instead, the club’s achievement was marked by a knighthood going to Sir Robert Kelly, the Celtic chairman, and Stein had to wait three years before he was awarded the CBE.
