Rangers fans have been taking to Twitter to pay tribute to a club legend and the goalkeeper who marshaled the famous Iron Curtain, Bobby Brown.
Brown – who also proudly played for and managed Scotland – passed away this week at the age of 96.
Previously the oldest living Ranger, Bobby first joined the ranks at Ibrox as a 23-year old back in 1946 when he arrived from Queen’s Park.
Bobby Brown would split his time as Rangers goalkeeper with time as P.E. teacher at Denny High School near Falkirk.
The lovable goalkeeper, who still held a strong presence at Ibrox up until the time of his passing, also served in the Second World War as a pilot in the Fleet Air Arm at Dartmouth Naval College.
Serving under legendary Ibrox manager Bill Struth during his time at Rangers, Mr. Brown would go on to form the formidable Iron Curtain along with George Young, Jock Shaw, Ian McColl, Willie Woodburn, and Sammy Cox.
A true Rangers legend, Brown would play 179 consecutive league games between 10 August 1946 and 16 April 1952 as part of a total of 296 appearances in a decade as a Rangers player.
Bobby also amassed an impressive trophy haul during his time at Rangers.
Mr. Brown would win three League Championships (1946/47, 1948/49 and 1949/50), three Scottish Cups (1948, 1949 and 1950) and two League Cups (1946/47 and 1948/49) and being an ever-present as the Gers became the first Scottish side to win a domestic treble in 1948/49.
Bobby Brown would then go on to manage St. Johnstone for nine years after a brief spell playing for Falkirk, before taking the reigns at the Scotland National Team in 1967.
Of course, this means the Rangers legend was in charge during the national side’s most famous moment – the 3-2 win over world champions England at Wembley the same year.
The club’s supporters took to Twitter to pay tribute to the famous goalkeeper:
https://twitter.com/MichaelSeafarer/status/1217530865607172097
https://twitter.com/GazMcC82/status/1217530525394534400
https://twitter.com/MichaelSeafarer/status/1217556447669772288
https://twitter.com/oldrangerspics/status/1217580588665835520
https://twitter.com/TheRailwayBears/status/1217720571145998337
Here’s our obituary for a player and a man who epitomised everything it means to be a Ranger.
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