Remembering Kevin Keegan: His Forgotten Hit Single, Head Over Heels in Love (1979)

We're not a sports website, so we won't pretend to be experts on Kevin Keegan's remarkable football career (although I really like him when I was a kid). Like millions of others, though, we were saddened to hear of his passing. While he will forever be remembered as one of England's greatest footballers and most charismatic managers, there's another, rather unexpected chapter in his story that many people may have forgotten - or perhaps never knew. In 1979, at the height of his fame, Keegan ventured into the music charts with Head Over Heels in Love, a surprisingly successful single that became a hit in several European countries (Top Ten in Germany, where he was playting at the time) and remains a fascinating footnote in the career of a true sporting icon. The outpouring of tributes following Kevin Keegan's death reflects not only his extraordinary football career but also the affection in which he was held as a person. Just on this obscure YouTube video alone, fans are remembering…