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A stumbled across something today which has really made my day.

When listening to a song about my favorite football team Glasgow Rangers FC, there is a line “Alex Macdonald number ten”. With me being a Macdonald i went straight to google and i have found out that this person is an ancestor of mine. I knew a lot of the Macdoanlds on my Grandad’s side were fans of Rangers but finding out a family member played for them is brilliant.
Some stuff i found out about him

He struggled to establish himself but soon was a fan favourite.
He also had the knack of scoring goals at crucial times. On the way to the Cup Winners’ Cup success of 1972 he struck the solitary goal in the first round home tie win over Rennes and six months later did the same in the quarter final with Torino. (Rangers went on to win the European Cup Winners Cup)
Furthermore, when Rangers met Celtic in the 1975 League Cup final, ‘Doddie’ fulfilled a boyhood dream by scoring the winner with a dramatic diving header.
In a Rangers career spanning 12 years he made over 500 appearances finding the net 94 times and was a vital part of Jock Wallace’s treble winning sides of 1976 and 1978. His overall tally of 3 League Championship medals, 4 Scottish Cup medals, 4 League Cup medals and that European Cup Winners’ Cup glory is a fitting reward for such a dedicated professional.

What i want to know now is, is there a team or sport that you are into, that you know had a family member in that won in some major tournaments etc.

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