Article: 20,000 honour legend with the heart of a lion; JIMMY JOHNSTONE 1944 - 2006.(News)

Byline: By Donna Watson, Craig McDonald & John Ferguson

MORE than 20,000 fans united with Jimmy Johnstone's family and friends yesterday to say farewell to a true football hero.

Tears of loss mingled with songs of pride and love as an army of supporters in the streets outside Celtic Park chanted Jinky's name once more.

The great men of the Scottish game wept at Jimmy's funeral for a genius taken far too young at 61.

And his football family, the Lisbon Lions, joined widow Agnes, 59, son James, 35, and daughters Marie and Eileen to say a ...

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