Gabby Logan pays tribute to her father, Welsh football legend Terry Yorath

Gabby Logan has paid tribute to her father, erstwhile Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath, who died astatine the property of 75 pursuing a abbreviated illness.

The BBC Sport presenter posted a representation of her begetter playing for Wales connected Instagram today, saying: "Rest successful Peace Dad.

"Our hearts are broken. Your emotion and bequest lives on."

The station besides included different images from his shot career.

Yorath made adjacent to 200 appearances for Leeds during a nine-year spell successful the 1960s and 70s and was a subordinate of the squad that won the 1974 First Division title. A twelvemonth later, helium became the archetypal Welshman to play successful a European Cup final.

He besides had spells arsenic a subordinate with Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur and Bradford City. Yorath besides made 59 appearances for Wales.

In a statement, his children said: "To astir helium was a revered footballing hero, but to america helium was Dad; a quiet, benignant and gentle man. Our hearts are breached but we instrumentality comfortableness knowing that helium volition beryllium reunited with our brother, Daniel."

In summation to Gabby Logan, Yorath had 3 different children - Daniel, Louise and Jordan.

Daniel died from the familial bosom information hypertrophic cardiomyopathy aged 15 successful 1992 portion playing shot astatine location with his father.

Logan near Wednesday's Match of the Day programme part-way done and was replaced by Mark Chapman, who confirmed it was owed to "a household emergency".

Yorath moved into absorption successful 1986 aft retiring from playing, with spells successful complaint of clubs including Swansea City, Bradford City and Cardiff City.

He was a player-coach astatine Bradford successful May 1985 and successful the dugout astatine the Valley Parade fire, which killed 56 fans and injured 270 during a lucifer against Lincoln City.

Yorath besides had stints successful complaint of the Wales and Lebanon nationalist teams successful the 1980s and 90s, and guided his state to the brink of the World Cup finals.