ALLY McCoist joined relatives, friends and team-mates of Colin McAdam as the former Rangers player was laid to rest.
McAdam's brother - ex-Celtic defender Tom McAdam - carried the coffin of the former Ibrox player into the funeral service at Clydebank Crematorium yesterday.
The ex-Rangers ace, who was described as "a proud dad and family man", died suddenly aged 61 in Glasgow's Western Infirmary last week after suffering a heart attack.
His widow Celia led hundreds of mourners, including Rangers manager McCoist, first team coach Iain Durrant, and chief executive Craig Mather.
Rangers legend John Greig and many former Ibrox players, including Willie Henderson, were also among the huge crowd paying their last respects.
It was standing room only as family, friends and fans watched the coffin being carried from the silver hearse into the crematorium, shortly after 10.30am. Blue and white flowers spelling the word "Dad" were also seen being carried into the service.
After the ceremony, Tom McAdam, 59, said: "The service went really well, it was perfect. It was a really fitting tribute to Colin. We're just overwhelmed by the amount of people who have turned out today."
During the 1980s, the two made history as brothers playing against each other in Old Firm games. McAdam - a striker who also played as a defender - was known as 'The Beast' by fans of the Ibrox club and Partick Thistle. He scored 32 goals in 99 games for Rangers, after signing for the side in 1980 when he left Partick Thistle under freedom of contract.
The footballer, who lived in Yoker, also played for Dumbarton, Motherwell and Hearts. He is survived by wife, children Kenneth, Ross, Carol-Anne and Melanie, and grand-children Morgan and Jackson.
In a statement, Celia paid tribute to her husband and said she had been "overwhelmed by lovely messages" sent from family, friends and neighbours.
Speaking before yesterday's service, Tom McAdam told how he and his family had been left stunned by the sudden death of his brother. He said: "He went so quickly, it was such a shock.
"I suppose, in a way, it's better that he went quickly, as I would not want him to be in pain.
"You just would not have expected him to have had a heart attack in the first place. He was reasonably fit and healthy, never drank and didn't smoke."
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