However, McColl's now better known for a very different reason. In 1901, while he was still playing football, he helped found a chain of newsagents which bore his name: R.S. McColl's. These shops rapidly became a firm favourite with generations of kids throughout Scotland as it was here many went to spend their pocket money on comics and sweets, a fact which quickly earned McColl the nickname of Toffee Bob!

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