Two former Hibs’ stars inducted into SF Hall of Fame

Two former Hibs’ players have been inducted into the
Scottish Football Hall of Fame.

Colin Stein and Joe Harper were amongst six former players
who were honoured  at a star-studded
dinner at Hampden Park last night.

Stein played 109 times for Hibs, scoring 59-goals. He made
his debut against Morton in January 1966 after signing from Armadale Thistle.

He played a significant role in Hibs’ memorable 1967/8 Fairs
Cup run which saw famous victories over Porto and Napoli before a narrow defeat
to eventual winners Leeds United.

Stein then commanded the first six-figure player transfer
between two Scottish clubs when Rangers paid £100,000 for his services in 1968.

After a sensational start to his career at Rangers he subsequently
scored one of three goals for the Ibrox side in the famous 1972 victory over
Dynamo Moscow in Barcelona. His equalising goal against Hibs in 1975 also won
the league title for Rangers, denying Celtic 10-in-a-row and he remains a
legendry figure amongst Rangers fans.

Harper joined Hibs from Everton in 1974 for a Scottish
record fee of £120,000, a remarkable amount of money at the time.

He played 99 times for Hibs, scoring 59 goals but despite
scoring a winner against Hearts he was never truly accepted by the Easter Road
faithful after replacing fans’ favourite Jimmy O’Rourke.

He holds the unique accolade of scoring a hat-trick for
Hibernian in the 1974 Scottish Cup final but still ending up on the losing side
as Celtic won 6-3.

Harper is probably best remembered for his two spells at
Aberdeen between 1969 and 1972, and again in 1976-1981, where he became the
club’s record goal scorer. He managed to win all three domestic trophies while
at the Dons.

Former Hearts’ striker John Robertson who finished his playing
career as the club’s all-time leading scorer with 214 goals and former Hearts’
manager Tommy McLean, who won the European Cup Winners Cup alongside Stein with
Rangers in 1972, also made it.

They were joined by Celtic’s Patsy Gallacher and Dundee United’s
Paul Sturrock.