Tommy Lawrence (back
row, third from left) played in the 1965 FA Cup-winning side
The 77-year-old Scotsman was Bill Shankly's
first-choice keeper during the 1960s.
He only
missed four league matches in six seasons as the Reds won the First Division
Championship twice and claimed the FA Cup for the first time.
Lawrence
signed professionally for Liverpool in October 1957, a few months after his
17th birthday.
He made 390
appearances for the Anfield club before making the switch to Tranmere Rovers in
1971, where he stayed for three years.
He was capped
for Scotland three times.
Lawrence was given the
nickname 'The Flying Pig' because of his ability to dive around the penalty
area despite weighing more than 14 stone.
Lawrence kept a clean sheet for 90 minutes
in the FA Cup final against Leeds United in 1965, before Liverpool claimed
their historic win in extra time thanks to goals from Roger Hunt and Ian St.
John.
He returned
to prominence, accidentally, in 2015 when a BBC reporter was asking people on
the streets of Merseyside for their memories about the 1967 derby at Goodison
Park.
Lawrence told
Stuart Flinders: "I played in it... it was a great game, Alan Ball scored
the winner."
John Aldridge another liverpool legend paid tribute to Tommy:
