RESPECTED FEARLESS ICONIC LOVED met leeds Carnegie

Burrow will never be forgotten ..the legend who lit up the pitch, the hero who refused to be defined by his illness

- ROSS HEPPENSTALL

ROB BURROW finally lost his fight with motor neurone disease yesterday - but his legacy as a true rugby league great will live forever.

A remarkable trophy haul of eight Super League titles, two Challenge Cups and three World Club Challenge wins with Leeds Rhinos, plus numerous international honours and individual accolades, has seen to that.

At 5ft 5in, Burrow lit up Super League for 17 years with his thrilling role in one of the great British sporting dynasties of recent times.

But it goes far deeper.

For not only was Burrow one of the most iconic players of the Super League era, he was also one of the most respected and loved.