Eric Liddell: Olympic champion inducted into Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame
Olympic boss Eric Liddell has been drafted into Scottish Rugby's Hall of Fame on the 100th commemoration of his first cap.
Liddell won seven covers playing rugby for his country in the mid 1920s.
He then, at that point, set up a good foundation for himself as one of the nation's top sprinters, coming full circle in his gold and bronze awards at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
The serious Christian didn't to contend in the 100m warms, as they were on a Sunday, yet prevailed in the 400m.
Liddell set another worldwide best in France, likewise won bronze in the 200m and his story was deified in the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, delivered in 1981 - 36 years later his demise.
He had continued in the strides of his folks by turning into a teacher, situated in China, and kicked the bucket in an internment camp of a cerebrum growth.
During his worldwide rugby profession, Liddell - a wing three-quarter - scored attempts against Ireland, France and Wales, being on a losing Scotland side only a single time.
Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame board administrator John Jeffrey remarked: "Since our Hall of Fame was set up in 2010, we have routinely pondered Eric Liddell's status as one of Scotland's greats.
"He encapsulates the upsides of our game and his story is as significant and rousing today all things considered in the yellowing pages of a paper document."
'When he got the ball, he was hard to get'
The etched cap that inductees get was acknowledged for Liddell's sake by his niece Sue Caton, who desires to show it at the Eric Liddell Center in Morningside, Edinburgh.
His little girl, Patricia Liddell Russell, said: "When my dad's wearing accomplishments are recalled, regularly no notice is made that he played multiple times for Scotland and scored various attempts.
"When he got the ball, he would be extremely challenging to get. He was plainly an especially liked individual from the group.
"I say a significant 'thank you' to all who have been associated with orchestrating this regarding of my dad and wish everybody an exceptionally sound and cheerful New Year."
