Born on May 12, 1933 in Kinnear Road - only a few hundred yards from Celtic Park, Bertie Scott exceeded the east end footballing giants' record of nine titles in-a-row by becoming, between 1950 and 1972, the only Scottish amateur boxer to win titles at every weight from fly to heavyweight - 10 boxing titles in all.

On leaving school in 1948, future amateur ring legend Scott went to work as a coach builder with Glasgow corporation, which led Bertie to enroll in the transport department's thriving boxing club where he was coached by John Bell.

There Bertie subsequently honed his burgeoning ring expertise by sparring with the likes of Jim Lynch, who took on Scottish Olympic gold medalist Dick McTaggart no less than seven times.

Subsequently, the year 1950 saw Bertie Scott win his first ring title at flyweight. It

was the start of a glorious personal chapter - the foundations of a career that saw Bertie box 59 times for Scotland. In the dark blue vest, Bertie beat English Olympic bronze medal winner Jim Lloyd. More glory followed in the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games when it took someone of the calibre of Welsh future British welterweight European and World title contender, Brian Curvis to beat Bertie, who none the less won a bronze medal for his efforts.

Bertie notched up some notable wins against the very cream of 1950s and 1960s amateur boxers. Opponents such as McTaggart and

Andy Wyper, the Ayrshire middleweight who is still lionised today in Russia, being among the many Scott conquests in the ring.

Bertie's career spanned more than 600 bouts between 1950, and he fought for his last title aged 39 in 1972, but lost a heavyweight joust with opponent John Rafferty, who was years younger than Bertie.

Top contemporary Glasgow boxing coach, John McNair not only credits Bertie Scott with introducing him to boxing, but also makes the point that Bertie's success at every weight was based on the

traditional ring virtues of a great left jab and shrewd tactical awareness, rather than brute force.

Current Glasgow boxing promoter, Alex Morrison also recalled that when he was due to box on a show without having any ring cornermen, the typical generous Scott finished boxing a tough four round bout without even showering then seconded Morrison.

It was these qualities of kindness in the sport and of shrewdness in the ring that made Bertie so popular in boxing circles.

Similarly, Bertie after marrying his wife, May in 1959, became a devoted family man and father to his children Donna, Bert junior and

Barclay. Bertie was deeply affected by May's sudden death in 1983, after a

devoted married partnership.

Despite his east end connections, Bertie was actually a devoted Rangers supporter, and on quitting boxing, he went on to promote amateur shows in the Rangers SC social club next to Ibrox.

Bertie also became a noted and respected amateur boxing referee and judge and then a supplier of boxing rings to various promoters.

I knew Bertie Scott well and it was typical that he and his son Bertie Jnr made a point of being present when my book The Fight Game In Scotland was launched in Alex Morrison's gym in October 1988 by publishers Mainstream.

At many boxing shows, Bertie's ringside comments were also enjoyable mini-essays in pugilistic wisdom as one might expect from a man who had won so many different titles.

Bertie, who had been ill for some time, passed away on February 5. He will be sadly missed.

Today, the term legend has come dangerously close to becoming a journalistic cliche, but given Bertie Scott's unique achievement of winning Scottish titles at every available weight, any lesser appellation would be an act of massive understatement.