An emotional ex-soldier revealed how Ray Wilkins helped turn his life around when he was homeless.
Tributes have flooded in with many inside and outside of football recalling anecdotes of Wilkins and the highlights of their experiences with him.
But one of the most striking was delivered on the radio on Thursday when an anonymous ex-soldier explained how Wilkins' generosity helped turn around his fortunes at the time.
'He was a real man.