Tazio Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very sad news. An early hero watching some terrible Hearts teams back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idle Talk Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 He was before my time but my auld man speaks highly of him as a player. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmfc_steve Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Remember the Buzzbomb well .. icon during our dismal days back then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EIEIO Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Shocked by this news Drew was a tremendous player for Hearts when I was a teenager. He also had some great stories when he was the guest Speaker at the Shareholders Association dinner a few years ago. RIP Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joondalupjambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Awe so sad especially when it starts to be players you idolised as a kid. RIP Buzzbomb you were a trier and never gave up. A lot of modern day footballers could learn a lot from your attitude and the way you played the game. And by the way you scored a few screamers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towzer Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Along with Bobby Prentice,he was one of my first heroes. Been in his company many times. A true gentlemen. The word legend was coined for him. Rest easy Drew.❤️🇱🇻🤘🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Really saddened by this, a real Herts icon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedarmy Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 very sad news rip drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andythejambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Sad news.... Another one of my heroes from the 70's has gone. Drew was a regular attender at the Willie Bauld Dinner. For such a hard player, he was actually quite shy about the adulation he received from the fans. RIP Buzzbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I still have a postcard Drew sent me when he joined Toronto Blizzard with Bobby Prentice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flecktimus Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Drew Busby One of the few shinning lights in the 70s RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wentworth jambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, maroonlegions said: Sad new, as i kid going to home and away games in the 1970s i always looked for his name on the team sheet. RIP Drew, from a 1970s Hearts kid , you did this club proud. The Drew Busby Stand sounds good. Club should name something after him. Absolutely this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wentworth jambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, maroonlegions said: Sad new, as i kid going to home and away games in the 1970s i always looked for his name on the team sheet. RIP Drew, from a 1970s Hearts kid , you did this club proud. The Drew Busby Stand sounds good. Club should name something after him. Absolutely this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilamas Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Sleep well, sweet Prince! One of the hardest of players and one of the gentlest of gentlemen. No ego - just a delight that he could bring enjoyment to others. God bless you, Buzzbomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheatfieldtosheffield Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Scored in the first game I ever went to, 4-1 vs east fife 1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) So sad to hear this news. He was my hero when I started following Hearts seriously. I got to meet him when he signed my copy of his autobiography and he was an absolute gentleman. R.I.P. Drew, we’ll miss you. Edited July 1, 2022 by buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very sad news. Always gave 100% in a Hearts shirt and really got what the club was. He was honoured to play for Hearts and we were honoured to have him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Aaww No. Great player, always gave his all. RIP Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Sad news and thoughts with his family. Drew played before my time but the fact that he is so fondly remembered by so many Hearts fans despite playing during quite a difficult period for the club speaks volumes. I remember reading an interview with him quite a few years ago and it was evident that he just understood HMFC and what the club is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinks Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 So so sad R.I.P. Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballitojambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Legend doesn’t even start to cover it, in dark days a shining light, never gave less than 100 pct , Busbys going to get you, RIP buzzbomb, a total hero to my generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innerjambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Such sad news. Rest in peace Drew Busby, Hearts Legend ❤ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Sad news. RIP Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 RIP Drew A shining light of effort and dedication, and no little skill in a tough time for the team His name is Drew Busby, The talk o' the north, He plays at Tynecastle, Just over the Forth, He drinks all the whisky and Newcastle Brown, The Gorgie boys are in town... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briever Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 One of my first Hearts heroes, really sad news. My condolences to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwell Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Gutted to read this one of my all the hero's RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Gutted to hear this, a true gentleman and a Jambo to boot. RIP Mr Busby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAYEL Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very sad news RIP Big man 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gowestjambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 RIP Buzzbomb. The man who would put his head, where others wouldn't put their feet. An old fashioned Centre Forward who never stopped trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Really sad news. Was lucky enough to see Drew play on many occasions - he played with a real fire in his belly but he was a clever and skilful player too. thoughts with all of his family. An absolute legend RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby8 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Just heard the news. Really sad. Absolutely fearless and loyal player. Younger guys these days would have referred to him as a Machine, and he definitely was. So many memories, culminating I think with the only time I met Drew in The Waverley Bar about 8 years ago. I'd phoned ahead the Friday before the Dumbarton away game to ask if Drew would be in the bar beforehand, as there was likely to be a good few Hearts fans appearing for the match the following day. The phone was answered by an elderly sounding barmaid who replied, "He's no here the now, but he wouldnae miss it son". Needless to say, the bar was mobbed, and the Buzzbomb had laid on food for us all. Fantastic to finally meet and speak with him. Such a soft spoken and unassuming guy who had time for everyone. RIP Drew. I'll raise a wee glass of Glayva to you tonight. . Edited July 1, 2022 by Busby8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Legend. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorinoJambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 hour ago, John Findlay said: Jim Cruikshank, gone Bobby Prentice, gone, and now Drew Busby. My childhood heroes going one by one. Only the great Donald Ford of my heroes left. 1974. Hearts have beaten Morton 3-1 at Tynecastle. Me and my best pal Mikey Devlin are in Brattasani's at Haymarket waiting to get mince pie suppers, who do we see sitting in one of the booths but, Drew. We can't believe it and go over to chat with him. I think Drew is loaded as he is having steak and chips. We talk about the game and the cracking goal that Ralph Callachan had scored, think we chatted for between 10-15 minutes, Drew very patient with us. I was only eleven at the time. It was the first time I had ever had a proper conversation with a professional footballer and a hero too, admittedly not my favourite hero, that was shared between Jim Cruikshank and Donald Ford, but a hero nonetheless. Drew was indeed a gentleman. RIP Drew Busby, many thanks for the great memories from the great goals you scored, and that home game against Lokomotiv Leipzeig. My condolences to your family and friends, and my fellow Hearts supporters who saw you play for this fantastic football club. You're obviously my era, my friend (I'm 68 in August) and my heroes were yours. I've even got Drews face on my WhatsApp where it will stay. Got my photo taken with him before Liverpool game at Anfield and the goat who took it got pished and scrubbed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartandsoul Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very sad news. My best memory of Drew was when he scored the fourth goal against Hibs in the 4-1 game in 1973. RIP Drew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo1998 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 RIP Drew Busby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wish Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Rest in peace Drew Busby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punks No Deid Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 RIP Drew. Met him outside Tynecastle a few years ago, an absolute gentleman. Sad day indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambovambo Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 1 hour ago, wentworth jambo said: Legend, hero, superstar, nice guy....all of these and as good a Hearts man as you could get....gutted. Thoughts with Drew's family & friends Ha .. was just about to post that photo (which I took .. Drew very close after the 5-1 mauling of the hobos. He was with the middle-aged balding blokes with glasses club .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Goalscoring Knee Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Time marches on, taking another name from my impressionable youth, a sad day. He banged in more than 80 goals for us when we really weren't very good. According to London Hearts, it was also big Drew who scored the last ever goal for Third Lanark. So much more than a cult hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very saddened to hear this, Busby was one of my first Hearts heroes, hard as nails, loved by the fans and could play a bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hisnameis Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 So sad to hear this. Like many others have said my first hero when I started going to games. One the few shining lights at that time. A sad loss for the hearts community and his family. Thanks for the memories bjg chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Beni of Gorgie Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 One of the first Hearts players I remember along with Cruicky and Cammy Fraser. Forever remembered in song, RIP Buzzbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie rools Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 RIP Drew. The buzzbomb was a fantastic player for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkishcap Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Just to add, one of my faves as a 15 year old, really sad but great memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Hardest player I ever saw play for Hearts. A true Legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkwhisky7 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Very sad to hear of Drew’s passing, one of my Hearts heroes too. Gave us a lot of good memories in a time when Hearts weren’t at their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnunb Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokHearts Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Sad news. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB52 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Terrible news; a real hero of mine growing up. RIP Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Sad, sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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