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Jinky's egg in sporting auction

30 April 2009

Johnstone, known to fans as Jinky, died in March 2006 at the age of 61, after a long battle with the condition.

The Lanarkshire-born player was a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side, which became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967.

In 2005, inspired by his battle with motor neurone disease, Sarah Faberge created a 19 new eggs in aid of Johnstone. They were each sold for £10, 000.

Now one of the owners, a Scottish businessman and Celtic fan, has decided to auction his.

Rare medals

Half the money he makes will go to Jinky's widow Agnes, to help fund research into the illness.

A collection of 19th century golf medals which belonged to the Edinburgh-born player Frederick Tait is also among the lot of 300 sporting items being auctioned off in the sale, organised by Convery Auctions.

They include two Open Championship medals from 1896 and 1898, valued at between £120,000 and £180,000.

An official Olympic torch from the 1948 London Games is estimated to sell for £1,000 to £1,500.

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