#2 Dave Mackay
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Tottenham and Hearts legend Dave Mackay will always be remembered just as much for his brilliant defensive skills as his massive fire and iron determination to win.
Whilst working as a joiner as a youngster, he played for Scottish side Heart of Midlothian and went on to make a clean sweep of all of his nation's major honours. As captain, his team shattered the British league goalscoring record with 132 strikes notched up in the 1957/1958 season. One year later, English outfit Tottenham Hotspur swooped in with a big-money move to take him to the capital.
2 years later, they won the double as Mackay intimidated players up and down England with his powerful, no-prisoners-taken style. He helped his side on to 2 more FA Cup trophies and a Cup Winners Cup title in 1963. His 268 matches for the Londoners led to George Best dubbing him the "hardest man I have ever played against".
A man who served the army, broke two bones in his leg against Manchester United (and tried to play on), Mackay was packing no punches. And despite his all-action style, Mackay hated cheating more than the next man.
"Now, when I see players take a little knock and roll around as if they’ve been crippled, trying to get the player sent off, I think that’s disgusting." - On modern-day footballers
