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James McGill Souness (9 November 1928 – 2 September 1990) was a Scottish footballer and cricketer. Souness played for both of the Edinburgh derby rivals, Hibs and Hearts.^[1] An outside right, Souness was unable to break into the Hibs team ahead of Scotland international Gordon Smithalthough was involved in them winning the League in the 1950/51 season .^[1] He moved to Hearts in 1953 and helped the club win the 1954–55 Scottish League Cup.^[1] Souness retired from playing football soon afterwards, when he became a qualified actuary.^[1]

Souness played in three first class matches for the Scotland cricket team.^[1]

After retiring from competitive sport, Souness climbed over 200 of the Scottish Munros.^[1] In September 1990, he was killed in a climbing accident on the Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland, the day after he retired. His sons witnessed the accident.

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