{"id":237224,"date":"2026-01-10T04:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/237224\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T04:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:14:11","slug":"gabby-logan-pays-tribute-to-late-father-terry-yorath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/237224\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabby Logan pays tribute to late father Terry Yorath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sports broadcaster Gabby Logan has described her late father Terry Yorath as “a kind-hearted and generous man” with a “wicked sense of humour” as she paid tribute to the former footballer, who died aged 75 earlier this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a post on Instagram, she revealed that only on Wednesday she had a conversation with her father in hospital about “whether roast potatoes were better with calves liver than mash potatoes”.<\/p>\n

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“We knew he had limited time, but it is still a shock,” Leeds-born Logan added after her family announced the death of Cardiff-born Yorath, who played in midfield for Leeds United and Wales.<\/p>\n

In a post on social media, the 52-year-old said: “Thank you for your messages of love and support today, it has meant the world to us.<\/p>\n

“Our Dad a warrior on the football pitch, captaining club and country, a kind-hearted and generous man off it, would have hated all the attention. (Well most of it).<\/p>\n

“The stories that have been shared by strangers with us today have been enormously comforting. He touched so many people’s lives.<\/p>\n

“We knew he had limited time, but it is still a shock. Yesterday afternoon I sat by his bed in St James’s University Hospital Leeds and we had a debate about whether roast potatoes were better with calves liver than mash potatoes.<\/p>\n

“That was the meal he’d decided he wanted when he went home, tomorrow. I left and went to work, he was looking forward to watching Newcastle v his beloved Leeds.”<\/p>\n

Logan, who had to make an abrupt exit midway through presenting BBC’s Match of the Day on Wednesday night due to a “family emergency”, said her father will now be “reunited” with her brother Daniel, who died aged 15 in 1992 from a genetic heart condition after playing football in the garden with his father.<\/p>\n

Yorath was a player and assistant coach for Bradford City and was present at Valley Parade in 1985 when a fire killed 56 people.<\/p>\n

Logan added: “I am sorry he had to deal with so much pain, the tragedy of the Bradford Fire was forever in his heart and losing Daniel defined the second half of his life.<\/p>\n

“Thank you Dad for instilling your passion for fairness. Thank you for playing rounders, or making us race each other after dinner, even though Louise always beat me.<\/p>\n

“Thank you for not making me pay you $1,865,986 after I kept losing at cards on double or quits, when I was 8 years old. Thanks for teaching me the value of money by challenging me to eat a pot of mustard at dinner in return for \u00a35 so I could buy a pair of shoes I wanted when I was 12 (even though mum was horrified).<\/p>\n

“Thank you for giving me a life long love of sport. Thank you for being a relentless tease with a wicked sense of humour.<\/p>\n

“And to the wonderful staff on J16 at Jimmy’s who cared for him with such tenderness, you are all Angels. I love you Dad.”<\/p>\n

In the comments section, TV presenter Davina McCall said: “Oh Gabby. This is so absolutely beautifully written. What a Dad! Huge love to you Gabby.”<\/p>\n

The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman said: “Sending you so much love.”<\/p>\n

When BBC Sport presenter Logan was replaced by Mark Chapman on Wednesday, he said: “Sadly, Gabby has got a family emergency that she’s had to rush off and deal with, so she’s gone to do that and I’ve come from the radio to finish the show.”<\/p>\n

Terry Yorath won 59 caps for Wales and played a big part in the Leeds United team under Don Revie, winning the First Division title.<\/p>\n

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