JAN Stepek, the Polish migrant who founded a family electrical and travel agency chain before becoming a long-serving chairman of Hamilton Academical FC has died, aged 90.
Mr Stepek, whose Lanarkshire-based retail chain rose to fame as part of an unforgettable 1980s' television advertising campaign, was chairman of the Scottish First Division side for nearly 20 years on and off before resigning from the board in 2002.
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