Former Hibernian chairman and Scottish FA president Rod Petrie has died from most cancers on the age of 69.
His loss of life comes only a few months after the passing of former Hibs proprietor Sir Tom Farmer, with whom Petrie had a protracted working relationship.
Throughout a 28-year affiliation with the Edinburgh membership, he oversaw the redevelopment of Easter Street stadium and established the coaching complicated. A 114-year wait to raise the Scottish Cup led to 2016 however there was additionally the ache of two relegations.
He was a key participant within the within the formation of the Scottish Premier League in 1998 and, throughout his time on the SFA, he was central to talks over the acquisition of Hampden Park and needed to navigate the Covid disaster.
A chartered accountant, Petrie suggested Farmer throughout the rescue of Hibs from receivership in 1991 and was invited to hitch the board 5 years later.
He turned chairman in 2004 and developed a repute as a tricky negotiator over the gross sales of skills reminiscent of Scott Brown, Steven Fletcher, Garry O'Connor, Steven Whittaker and Kevin Thomson.
He stepped down in 2019 following Ron Gordon's takeover after enjoying a task within the negotiations to promote Farmer's stake to the American.
