Graham Taylor died at the age of 72 yesterday and is responsible for providing some of Watford’s greatest sporting moments.

Here we’ve found five of our favourite stories involving Taylor.

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1. Lifelong Watford FC fan receives special call from Taylor at hospice bedside

Watford Observer:

An 88-year-old lifelong Watford FC fan received a special phone call from Graham Taylor after being admitted to the Inpatient Unit at Peace Hospice Care in 2015.

Alan Glenister was very surprised when Graham Taylor rang him for a chat.

Mr Glenister said: "Watford were in the 3rd division when I started supporting them as a young lad.

"At that time, they were struggling financially. A meeting has been called in the Town Hall and even though we were not wealthy, my dad, Reginald, contributed some money to help save the club.

"I would go to watch Watford with him and that love for Watford FC continued all my life.

"I’ve seen them go up and down and Graham Taylor has always been a star in my eyes.

"He has done so much for Watford FC and he’s wonderful.

"Talking to him on the phone was very special. He needn’t have done that for me. It meant everything.

2. Taylor becomes Honorary Freeman of the Borough in 2001

Watford Observer:

The leaders of all three parties on the council agreed to support the motion.

Leader of the council Vince Muspratt, leader of the Liberal Democrats Iain Sharpe and leader of the Conservatives Tim Williams said: "Graham involved the club in local initiatives and brought it into the heart of the town.

"The club's successes became our successes and we all felt its setbacks.

"Graham Taylor is a gentleman, who has brought honour to our town.

"It is only right the council should now honour him."

In addition, the council opened a public book of well wishes for people to record their feelings about the local hero.

The pages of messages will be bound in a leather case were presented to Mr Taylor at a civic reception.

3. Taylor helps unveil new community centre in November last year

Watford Observer:

Apart from attending the Horents Boxing Day game last year, the last time we saw him was in November when he opened a two million pound pitch at Meriden Community Centre.

Elected Mayor of Watford Baroness Dorothy Thornhill MBE and Watford FC’s Troy Deeney, Heurelho Gomes and Jerome Sinclair all joined Meriden Community Centre funders and trust partners to celebrate the opening.

Taylor joined current Hornets players for pictures and took time to speak to the children who had attended.

4. Taylor writes letter for Watford couple's wedding

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5. Taylor has stand at Vicarage Road named after him 

Watford Observer:

More than a dozen players from both of Taylor’s spells at the club, members of his coaching staff and his family joined Taylor as the club renamed the Rous Stand after the great man in 2014.

A humbled Taylor said at the time: “I feel very honoured because in this day and age, if you name a stand after somebody then usually it is because they have paid for that right. To get a stand named after you now is so unusual. The other side of it is that if an individual does have a stand named after them, then usually they have died. So I do really feel honoured. This was the last thing I expected because of the years that have gone by.

“It brings back the memories of ten years that were probably the happiest of my footballing career. I don’t want to be disrespectful to the club or the town itself but it is not a big club or a big town but now when you look at it, people think of it being a Championship side automatically.

“When I look back I have to smile because it was a Fourth Division club with a greyhound track around the pitch. That is what it was. If you look at it now – a Championship club with ambitions of reaching the Premier League – compared to what it was, then it is incredible really.”