He supported Aberdeen and watch… Originally broadcast on Sky Sports January 2013.On Thursday 13th July 2017 Denis was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by the Robert Gordon University in recognition of his support for city’s Streetsport initiative.“This moment is for a great sportsman, a great Aberdonian footballer.A high achiever, somebody who ranked not just in the world elite but in the all-time world elite.However I think the thing that makes it appropriate that you as a University, and a student body, are conferring this Honorary Degree on Denis Law is that he has also proven over his life to be a great man.He’s exhibited values at every stage of his life to which you and every graduand and graduate should aspire.He’s honest, he was tough, daring, creative, ambitious, impish, inspirational, determined… a high achiever.Curious about life, curious about the world and capable of overcoming obstacles.It’s famous now that, as he left this city to begin his professional football career, he bore, and I’m not being rude, no resemblance whatsoever to what a professional footballer would have looked like then or now.Yet, he became somebody who wasn’t simply very, very good but is today revered around the world.I’ll give you a small example because I know that most of you aren’t old enough to have seen Denis play at his greatest but most of you will have seen Wayne Rooney play football.And Wayne Rooney just scraped by Denis’ goal-total for Manchester United, having taken 150 games more to do that – I think that gives you some context.More, would be that the current Manchester United captain, Michael Carrick recently asked me to go and help with his testimonial, to organise La Liga players to perform in it, and outside the stadium that day, a couple of weeks ago, the queues to look at the statue of the Holy Trinity, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law, were much bigger than the queues to get into Old Trafford early on.That’s because, if you say Manchester United you instantly hear the name Denis Law and you see his goals and his single-arm upraised salute in triumph at the team’s and his achievements.Right now, his 46 goals in a season in the 60’s are still the most that any man has scored for Manchester United in a season.He has the most hat-tricks. He was a free spirit, an extrovert, a complete one-off, a rare combination of impudence and intelligence, class and clout. The story of Denis is an astonishing and uplifting tale of triumph over adversity that saw a young Aberdeen boy rise from humble beginnings to become one of the greatest football players the world has ever seen.Denis played for Huddersfield Town, Manchester City, Torino and Manchester United and became the greatest footballer that Scotland has ever produced; an icon of the game revered and loved throughout the football world.He is best known for the eleven years that he spent playing for Manchester United, where he scored 237 goals in 404 appearances and was named The Lawman and The King by their supporters.“We all need role models.
À l'adolescence, il reçoit une première paire de chaussures, usagées, avant que l'un de ses voisins ne lui offre ses premières ch… The Law family were not well off and lived in a council tenement flat at Printfield Terrace in Aberdeen. Denis Law. A statue of Denis Law stands on the Stretford End concourse as a lasting monument to his impact on Old Trafford, and is a fitting tribute to one of United’s true living legends. Busby immediately placed Law on the transfer list, announcing that "no player will hold this club to ransom, no player".
Denis was a year and a half older than me, I looked at him and thought; that’s what I want to be”.Aberdeen is the birth place of Denis Law and home to Aberdeen Football Club who under the management of Denis was born to George Law (a fisherman) and his wife Robina on the 24th February 1940 at No 6 Printfield Terrace, Woodside, Aberdeen.He was the youngest of seven children and went barefoot until he was 12 years old, and wore handed-down shoes until well into adulthood; his first pair of football boots was a birthday present from a neighbour, which he received at 16 years of age.More than 15,000 people lined the streets of Aberdeen to greet Scotland legend Denis Law as he celebrated being granted the Freedom of the City.The former Manchester United striker and charity ambassador led the annual Christmas lights switch-on parade, following Saturday’s conferral ceremony at the Beach Ballroom.Previous recipients of the honour include Sir Winston Churchill, Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sir Alex Ferguson .The 77-year-old, who was born in the city, said: “I really didn’t expect the reception I got, I’m almost lost for words, it was just unbelievable.“The parade down Union Street was wonderful and to come out on the Town House balcony and get such a warm reception is something that will stay with me forever.“I have always called Aberdeen home and this weekend has meant so much to me.“I’m looking forward to relaxing now and letting it all sink in, there has been so much going on and I’ve enjoyed it tremendously.”In the 1964/65 season, Mr Law won the Fifa Ballon d’Or award.
À l'adolescence, il reçoit une première paire de chaussures, usagées, avant que l'un de ses voisins ne lui offre ses premières ch… The Law family were not well off and lived in a council tenement flat at Printfield Terrace in Aberdeen. Denis Law. A statue of Denis Law stands on the Stretford End concourse as a lasting monument to his impact on Old Trafford, and is a fitting tribute to one of United’s true living legends. Busby immediately placed Law on the transfer list, announcing that "no player will hold this club to ransom, no player".
Denis was a year and a half older than me, I looked at him and thought; that’s what I want to be”.Aberdeen is the birth place of Denis Law and home to Aberdeen Football Club who under the management of Denis was born to George Law (a fisherman) and his wife Robina on the 24th February 1940 at No 6 Printfield Terrace, Woodside, Aberdeen.He was the youngest of seven children and went barefoot until he was 12 years old, and wore handed-down shoes until well into adulthood; his first pair of football boots was a birthday present from a neighbour, which he received at 16 years of age.More than 15,000 people lined the streets of Aberdeen to greet Scotland legend Denis Law as he celebrated being granted the Freedom of the City.The former Manchester United striker and charity ambassador led the annual Christmas lights switch-on parade, following Saturday’s conferral ceremony at the Beach Ballroom.Previous recipients of the honour include Sir Winston Churchill, Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev and Sir Alex Ferguson .The 77-year-old, who was born in the city, said: “I really didn’t expect the reception I got, I’m almost lost for words, it was just unbelievable.“The parade down Union Street was wonderful and to come out on the Town House balcony and get such a warm reception is something that will stay with me forever.“I have always called Aberdeen home and this weekend has meant so much to me.“I’m looking forward to relaxing now and letting it all sink in, there has been so much going on and I’ve enjoyed it tremendously.”In the 1964/65 season, Mr Law won the Fifa Ballon d’Or award.