Known widely in the game has been confirmed dead at 75 following a hard fought battle with cancer. the Merseyside club confirmed the news early on, and tributes arrived within hours from fans and managers around the English pyramid. He started his career there as a young forward before moving to Newcastle United as a player. Major outlets including several broadcasters carried the report. Fellow pros and rivals left emotional tributes through social media to a figure who defined two of England's loudest dressing rooms. In Europe, he earned the Ballon d'Or two separate times as a player, a feat tied by few among Englishmen. Later, he nearly guided pushed Newcastle to the title race during the 1990s, a period hailed in retrospectives for its near misses. Off the pitch, his legacy continued to grow stints in the dugout.