Sad news that he has sadly passed away. RIP Eric
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Thread: Eric Stevenson RIP
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18-05-2017 09:21 AM #1
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Eric Stevenson RIP
Last edited by BoomtownHibees; 18-05-2017 at 09:24 AM.
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18-05-2017 09:23 AM #2
Absolutely gutted to hear of this. Rebel was one of my early heroes. RIP Eric
This is how it feels
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18-05-2017 09:26 AM #3
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Oh no. My first Hibs hero. RIP.
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18-05-2017 09:33 AM #4
Really Sad news
He was one of my first Hibby heroes and I have not long finished reading his very interesting autobiography.
Was a joy to watch. RIP.
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18-05-2017 09:45 AM #5
RIP Eric.
A great player from a fantastic era in our clubs history.
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18-05-2017 09:50 AM #6
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Eric Stevenson
Saddly passed away
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18-05-2017 10:04 AM #7
Great player, great Hibby, great guy. So sad. Joe Davis is up there just waiting for Eric to win him some penalties in heaven!
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18-05-2017 10:07 AM #8
Greatly admired by the Hibs supporters of his day. A very skillful and very consistent winger. Brilliant player for the Hibs.
RIP Eric.
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18-05-2017 10:08 AM #9This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Wonderful memories of standing high up on the old East and watching Eric gallop doon the slope terrifying full backs on the way.
RIP Stevie, and thanks for the great memories.
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18-05-2017 10:09 AM #10
I spoke to Eric regularly when he had his shop in Poltonhall, he would never let you out the shop without talking hibs.
A real diehard,a real legend.
RIP.
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18-05-2017 10:16 AM #13
My sincere sympathies to the family of Eric Stevenson.
Eric was my boyhood hero.
I was once given a pair of Eric's football boots .
I certainly could not fill them.
A great memory for me, though faded now.
Eric scoring two goals in a 4-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle.
A Great Hibernian.
Eric "The Rebel" Stevenson
Rest in Peace
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18-05-2017 10:16 AM #14
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Never saw Eric play for Hibs but loved hearing his stories. An absolute gentleman who will be missed but many.
Devastated at your passing Eric and we all miss you.
Shine bright. 💚
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18-05-2017 10:17 AM #15
He was one of my first hero's. I loved to see him coming down that slope towards us in the old shed skimming defences. He never got the full recognition he deserved for national team inclusion more often. RIP Eric. Thanks for the memories.
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18-05-2017 10:23 AM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
RIP Eric
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18-05-2017 10:36 AM #17
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RIP Stevie the Rebel.
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18-05-2017 10:37 AM #18
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Extract from Pat Stanton's Hibernian Dream Team:
"Eric was hugely underrated. He could wrong-foot defenders in his sleep. If he was playing now he'd get at least 50 Scotland caps"
And from Pat Stanton's The Quiet Man:
"Joe Davis was a stylish left back who developed into a penalty ace. He scored 43 goals for Hibs, some record for a full back, but he owed a lot of them to Eric Stevenson. Eric was a very fine winger who would regularly cut into the box whereas too many wingers tend to just hug the touchline."
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18-05-2017 10:54 AM #20
I'm upset at this. He played in the first Hibs match I went to in 1964.
He had a distinctive style - not a speed merchant but with great dribbling skills and, of course, the ability to suddenly drag it past a defender and win a penalty, usually dispatched by Jim Scott or Joe Davis.
That's another part of my youth gone. Was he really only ten years older than me?Last edited by heretoday; 18-05-2017 at 10:56 AM.
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18-05-2017 10:58 AM #21
From the generation of players just before I started going to matches. But an older guy I knew spoke highly of him, including running rings round them all at primary school!!
The story on the official site about the League Cup final is simply brilliant. RIP Eric.
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18-05-2017 11:15 AM #22This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I moved into my house in Bonnyrigg 30 years ago with the help of family including my dad. Walked down to the local shop to get some stuff to feed the helpers and walked in to see Eric behind the counter. It was quite some time before I returned to the house having talked Hibs with Eric for a while. When I got in, my dad asked where the **** I'd been he was starving. "Talking to Eric Stevenson, he owns the shop...." No more complaints from dad, just questions on what we had spoken about.
RIP Eric.
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18-05-2017 11:38 AM #27This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Modest man.
Terrorised defenders by running straight at them.
Oh for more of that.
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18-05-2017 11:40 AM #28
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18-05-2017 11:42 AM #29
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18-05-2017 11:44 AM #30
Before my time but doesn't mean I'm not aware of the significance and legacy of a player as good as Eric Stevenson.
Always sad to hear of the passing of a good Hibby. Especially a legend.
RIP Rebel
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