Ronnie Simpson
Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 — 19 April 2004) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his time with Celtic, where he was one of the Lisbon Lions, the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967. Earlier in his career, Simpson had won the FA Cup twice with Newcastle United. He also played for Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Hibernian. Simpson represented Great Britain in the 1948 Olympics, but was not selected until 1967 for Scotland. His international debut was the famous 3–2 victory against England at Wembley.
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“The treasures of Cathay were never found.
In this America, this wilderness
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And grave by grave we civilize the ground.”
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