Former Raith Rovers & Hibs player Dennis dies
Former Raith Rovers and Hibernian defender Shaun Dennis has died, aged 55.Raith Rovers announced the passing of Dennis "with great sadness" and said he "had passed away peacefully" on Friday morning."All at Raith Rovers would like to send his wife Tracy and family our deepest condolences," the club said.Dennis played at Stark's Park from 1988-97 and returned to Raith on loan from Hibs in 2000, formalising that return the following year. He also had a loan spell at Brechin City in 2004, the same year he had a stint as Rovers' caretaker manager.He surpassed 400 appearances for the Kirkcaldy club and was capped once by Scotland Under-21s in 1991.As well as twice helping Raith secure promotion to the top flight, he contributed to a promotion to the second tier on one occasion and was part of Jimmy Nicholl's 1994 Scottish League Cup-winning side, who beat Celtic on penalties in the final at Ibrox.
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