When Sir Alex Ferguson described Dave Mackay as ‘the bravest man in the world’ it was enough to make the eyes water. Not just with tears but also from the wincing recollections which that sentence invoked among the wonderful old footballers gathered in Edinburgh to pay their last respects to a legend of the British game when it was at its most heroic. Ferguson’s was among the more thunderous of the personal reminiscences at Mackay’s funeral. Sir Alex Ferguson gave a moving tribute to ex-Tottenham enforcer Dave Mackay at his funeral on Tuesday Ferguson arrived at Hearts' Tynecastle earlier in the afternoon prior to leading the tributesDave Mackay's funeral was held in Edinburgh on TuesdayFormer Tottenham and Hearts midfielder died earlier this month aged 80Ferguson said Mackay was 'humble' and 'modest'Ex-Manchester United boss also questioned why Mackay only managed to earn 22 caps for Scotland
No-one at Heart of Midlothian, who _ captained to all three major domestic honours, will ever forget him either.