{"id":24260,"date":"2021-11-30T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24260"},"modified":"2021-12-03T10:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:07:10","slug":"former-liverpool-legend-ray-kennedy-dies-aged-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24260","title":{"rendered":"Former Liverpool Legend Ray Kennedy Dies, Aged 70"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"634\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8b9c80cd-b74c-40e2-9ee2-97d6be99aa2d-e1638290733525.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8b9c80cd-b74c-40e2-9ee2-97d6be99aa2d-e1638290733525.png 634w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8b9c80cd-b74c-40e2-9ee2-97d6be99aa2d-e1638290733525-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption><em>Kennedy won three European Cups and five league titles with the Reds, whom he joined from Arsenal in 1974 (PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Liverpool and Arsenal player Ray Kennedy has died at the age of 70, the Merseyside club have announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kennedy won three European Cups and five league titles with the Reds, whom he joined from Arsenal in 1974 having done the league and FA Cup double with the Gunners three years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A personal highlight was his pivotal away goal in the 1981 European Cup semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s Disease in 1984 and a testimonial game between Liverpool and Arsenal was held in 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later that year he sold his medals and 17 England caps to help raise funds for his care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A statement on Liverpool\u2019s official website read: \u201cThe thoughts of everybody at Liverpool FC are with Ray\u2019s family and friends at this sad and difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-24260\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24260&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-24260\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24260&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-24260\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24260&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=24260\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Liverpool and Arsenal player Ray Kennedy has died at the age of 70, the Merseyside club have announced. 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