Former Scotland captain Dave Mackay , legendary enforcer of Tottenham ’ s 1961 double winning side , has died aged 80 . In an age of hard men , the stockily built midfield man was one of the toughest , a symbol of passion and fiery commitment . For years the iconic picture of him angrily holding Leeds ’ equally combative Billy Bremner was framed on the wall in the players ’ lounge at White Hart Lane , the club ’ s spiritual leader long after he ’ d left . Dave Mackay confronts Billy Bremner during his Tottenham days in August 1966 . Mackay is crowned by Jimmy Robertson ( right ) after Spurs beat Chelsea 2-1 in the 1967 FA Cup final . Mackay won the FA Cup with Tottenham three times , in 1961 , 1962 and 1967 . Tottenham manager Bill Nicholson with players Cliff Jones , Jimmy Greaves , Mackay , Paul Shoemark and Stephen Pitt in 1965 . Mackay runs up the stairs at White Hart Lane as he fights his way back from a double leg fracture . But while that image summed up his enduring aggression and determination there was so much more to his game than just his daunting physical presence . Born in Edinburgh in 1934 , he was the second in a family of four boys whose father worked for The Scotsman newspaper . He began his career with his boyhood idols Hearts , winning all three domestic honours before captaining the side in 1957-8 when they won the Scottish League title – setting a British record with 132 goals scored and only 29 conceded . That persuaded Spurs to buy him in 1959 for £32,000 , a transfer that manager Bill Nicholson later claimed was his greatest ever signing . He created a powerful partnership with Danny Blanchflower , and together they provided the driving force in the side that became the first post-war team to achieve the double of League title and FA Cup . In all Mackay played 318 times for Tottenham , twice recovering from a broken left leg to captain the side that won the FA Cup in 1967 . In a statement , Spurs said : 'Dave Mackay will certainly always be remembered here as one of our greatest ever players and a man who never failed to inspire those around him . 'In short , a Spurs legend . ' Mackay challenges Manchester United 's George Best during a game during the 1970s . Best again felt the full force of Mackay 's boot as the pair battle for the ball in 1971 . The famous picture was taken on the first day of that season , when Mackay reacted to a tackle he believed was designed to deliberately injure his bad leg . He was a powerful personality , the leader off the field in the days when the players would congregate in the Bell and Hare pub after matches , as well as the leader on the pitch . When Brian Clough was forging the early days of his management career in 1968 he persuaded Spurs to sell him Mackay for a bargain £5,000 – and the Scot then became captain of the team that first won promotion to the old First Division , and then captured the League title in their first season in the top flight . Derby captain Mackay with the Watney Cup after their 4-1 victory over Manchester United . Mackay , who also played for Hearts and Swindon , was capped 22 times by Scotland . Mackay with former Derby manager Brian Clough and ex-chairman Lionel Pickering at the Baseball Ground in 2003 . Sir Bobby Charlton and Mackay chat as they pose for pictures of their special stamps in 2013 . He was jointly voted Footballer of the Year in 1969 alongside Tony Book , and played 122 games in all for Derby before ending his career as player-manager of Swindon . That began a management career which brought more success , starting out with Nottingham Forest and then peaking when in 1975 , appointed as Derby ’ s manager following Clough ’ s resignation , he guided the club to the 1974-5 League title . Further jobs with Walsall , Doncaster and Birmingham brought less success , however , and his career ended taking jobs in Egypt and Qatar before he retired from football altogether in 1995 . In later years he suffered from both Alzheimer ’ s and Parkinson ’ s disease .
Dave Mackay was part of the 1961 Double winning team at Tottenham . Mackay also played for and managed Derby County . The former Scotland international suffered from both Alzheimer ’ s and Parkinson ’ s disease .