Tribute paid to former Albion Rovers star Duncan Shields after tragic death
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Albion Rovers defender Duncan Shields has been described as a “smashing big guy” following his tragic death, aged 73.Dumbarton-born Shields made more than 170 appearances for the Coatbridge club in two spells, scoring 22 goals.Shields signed at Cliftonhill in 1973 and stayed until 1979, during which time he made 158 appearances and scored 18 goals.He rejoined Rovers in 1981 and stayed for a year, playing a further 14 games, scoring four times.Albion Rovers announced his death on Boxing Day, following a battle against leukaemia.Ex-Celtic striker Ray Franchetti, 70, who played for Rovers from 1975 to 78, says Shields is as honest a man as you could meet.He said: “He was a big, handy bit of stuff.
Duncan was a good pal of mine right up until he died there.“Since we played we’ve kept in touch, and would go out for meals.
We were friends.“I was at his 70th birthday party, he was at mine, and we kept really close.“He was probably one of the most honest big guys you could ever meet, a smashing big guy.“He was wholehearted in everything he did.
He was a leader, he was a captain of the team, and he got respect off of everybody.“Duncan was the kind of guy you wanted in your team and he was the first name on the team-sheet.“He was terrific in the air.
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