​HEREFORD have paid tribute to club legend and giant-killing manager Colin Addison, following his death aged 85. Addison was player-manager during their famous FA Cup run in 1972 culminating in their victory against Newcastle United. Hereford FC chairman, Chris Ammonds, said: “Everyone with an allegiance to Hereford United or Hereford FC will be devastated by this news. The word ‘legend’ is overused nowadays, but never has it been more apt than it is for Colin’s achievements in football, and particularly at Hereford United in the early 1970s. “The team he managed – and played in – put our city on the football map and without the work he did it is unlikely Hereford United would have been elected into the Football League at that time. In my view, Hereford United’s win over Newcastle United remains the greatest FA Cup upset of all time and his key part in that victory – and that cup run as a whole – will never be forgotten. “Off the field he was a true gentleman and it always felt a real honour to be in his company. You knew he wanted the very best for football in Hereford and I feel privileged to have some spent time with him.”