A football legend has paid tribute to a regional journalist in the foreword of a book featuring his best work.
Sir Kenny Dalglish, who won domestic and European silverware as both a player and manager in Scotland and England, has honoured Dan Kay in the new book celebrating Dan’s best writing about Liverpool Football Club.
Dan, pictured, who took his own life in 2023 aged 45, worked for the Echo and was a promiment cammpaign for justice for the families of 97 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster of 1989.
The book, called LFC Stories, has been produced by Reach Sport and a portion of proceeds from its sale will be donated directly to The Dan Kay Foundation.
The foundation has so far raised £25,000 to support mental health and suicide prevention charities, local youth organisations and schools, as well as food banks, warm banks and Christmas present appeals for low-income families.
In his foreword, Sir Kenny wrote: “I’m told that after his tragic passing, Dan’s family, friends and colleagues were inundated with messages about Dan and, in particular, his prolific volunteering.
“He would deliver food hampers to those less fortunate, feed the homeless on Christmas Day, and donate his time to charities around Liverpool. Those closest to Dan have channelled their grief into The Dan Kay Foundation.
“But it was Dan’s dedication to the Hillsborough families, to support their fight for justice, where he will be most fondly remembered, as he used his platform as a journalist to show how much he cared.
“Like everyone connected to Liverpool Football Club and Hillsborough, the families come first and Dan had the families in mind at every turn.
“I am aware of the formidable impact Dan had on the long fight for justice.”