Former Coventry City defender Trevor Peake has described City’s 1987 captain Brian Kilcline as a gentle giant.
Speaking to the Coventry Observer’s Steve Carpenter as part of an excellent series on the FA Cup, Peake who is now in charge of Leicester City’s Academy said: "Like all of our team that day Kilcline had played brilliantly, but he picked up an injury late on and had to come off.
"I'll aways remember the moment when he went off because he came over and handed me the captain's armband.
"I'd been captain at my previous clubs so I was probably the most likely candidate.
"It was a very proud moment but I didn't have time to reflect because we were nearing extra time.
"But when the whistle blew I saw Kilcline walk over to me and the daft sod asked if it was OK for him to collect the cup as captain!
"That was the type of player he was, I was never going to begrudge he of that honour but he had to ask anyway.
"Kilcline can look scary sometimes but he is such a nice fella. He's a gentle giant and was a great partner to play alongside in the Coventry defence during that FA Cup winning season. We had a great partnership and I'd like to think our stats that season reflected that."
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