Membership of Freemasonry
Ramsey was a Freemason from 1953 until 1981. He was initiated into Waltham Abbey Lodge, No. 2750, on 5 October 1953 at the age of 33, while still on the playing staff of Tottenham Hotspur. He was passed to the 2nd degree the following month and raised to the 3rd degree in October 1954. He remained a Freemason until 1981, when he resigned. Following his death in 1999, his widow donated various items of his masonic regalia, including his master mason's apron and his Grand Lodge certificate to his old lodge. They are currently (2010) displayed at the Masonic Hall in Chingford, Essex.
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