(Video) Remembering when Ray Clemence got a standing ovation from the Kop as a Spurs player

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Liverpool legend Ray Clemence would have been 73 today and we at Empire of the Kop wanted to look back at a moment that encapsulates just how special a man he was.

The Skegness native played 665 games for the Reds in 14 years, keeping an astonishing 323 clean sheets and claiming 13 major honours along the way.

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Clemence left Liverpool for Spurs when he was 33 and his first return to Anfield was special, as he received a booming standing ovation from the Kop.

There aren’t many men in football like Ray – an absolute giant of our club and Spurs – and the footage below shows how adored he is by his fans.

Take a look…

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