Johnny Hamilton (22 January 1935 – 8 August 2013) was a Scottish

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, who played for Hearts,

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and

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. He scored 157 goals in 496 appearances for Hearts between 1955 and 1967. Hamilton played for the Scottish League XI once, in 1958. After retiring as a football player, Hamilton coached the Hearts youth team between 1974 and 1979. He then ran a newsagents in Slateford Road, Edinburgh. Hamilton died in August 2013, aged 78. Johnny married Elizabeth Farquhar and had three children, Karen, Ross and Gary.

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