Current St Mirren Chief Executive, Tony Fitzpatrick, has been immortalised in the site where St Mirren Park used to be on Love Street, after a Council street name competition.
Renfrewshire Council, in association with the new housing project on the ground of the famous old stadium, ran an online competition to give fans a say on which of their St Mirren heroes should be awarded the honour of having a street permanently named after them.
Former captain and manager Fitzpatrick couldn't have been more honoured as he took another stroll around Love Street with the other winners.
He said: "It's really strange. It wasn't until today, when I went down to Love Street again that it really hit me. Of course, it was lovely when someone phoned to tell me they were going to do it, but to actually be standing in Love Street today, it's an incredible feeling.
"I remember I was coming up for 13 at the time, standing at the top of the terracing saying 'I want to play here' to then have a street named after you; it's a dream kids have - winning Scottish Cups, winning things that's always your dream, but to have a street named after you, especially my family name. My mum and dad are sadly not here now, but it's my dad's name, so to carry that on is fantastic.
The other winning street names were; Saints Street after the team itself, McGarry Terrace after former player Steven and his late father Tam. Yardley Avenue after the popular centre forward and Abercromby Avenue after Fitzpatrick's the 1987 Scottish Cup winning team mate.
"Fitzpatrick continued: "We were all talking about that when we were down at Love Street, it's brought back a lot of great memories. But, I think it's hit me today more than anything, I'm very emotional about it. When I'm gone - and I hope I've got a lot of years left - but when I'm gone, that is still going to be there, which is incredible."
"A lot of people don't know this, Billy was born in Paisley but moved to Maryhill and I was born in Possilpark, but Billy and I actually went to school together, we came through secondary school together and we've been really close friends.
"Today was special though, Billy was there, Mark Yardely was there, Steven McGarry's sisters were there and the Chairman was there. But me and Billy, I remember us with the Scottish Cup and the two of us taking it and running towards the fans together.
"And now we're standing together in Love Street with these street names. That's were it becomes emotional, because things start to come back and it is a special day.
"It's surreal. You never in a million years expect anything like that to happen in your life."
