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“David Rocastle’s death seven years ago was a tragic end to the life of a true Highbury legend, whose career at Arsenal culminated with the club’s return to the peak of English football. He was as integral a part of my childhood trips to Highbury as Dixon, Adams and all the other footballing heroes of my formative years, and from the way he is still revered on the terraces today, it is clear that thousands of others feel the same way about him.

Thanks to his gentlemanly demeanour and the grace he displayed on and off the field, his untimely demise touched a far wider audience than just Arsenal fans, and it is to his great credit that his reputation managed to transcend the club rivalries that abound in the sport. And the way in which Arsenal has kept his memory alive throughout the years since his death – naming training facilities in his honour, raising funds for charity in his name, and so on – gives solace to his family that the man may be gone, but his legacy is by no means forgotten.”

Seth Freedman - Journalist, The Guardian