Johan Cruyff (1947 – 2016)
Het Patrool newspaper placed this tribute on page 14 (25th of March) the day after he died. Johan Cruyff died at the age of 68 after a long battle with lung cancer.
Advertising Agency: J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2016)
Art Director: Chris Sant
Creative Director: Bas Korsten
Copywriter: Dieuwer Bulthuis
Illustrator: Ronald Mica
Dutch Legend N0 1
Johan Cruijff (Ajax, Barcelona, Netherlands) has become synonymous with shirt number fourteen.
In 2007, in honor of Johan Cruyf’s 60th birthday, Ajax decided to retire the jersey No 14.
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— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) 8 mars 2016