He served the club behind the scenes as a member of the general committee and as president, as well as organising dinners for the club and players.
During his presidency from 1999 to 2001, Tigers were champions of England and claimed the European crown for the first time, beating Stade Francais in the 2001 Heineken Cup Final in Paris.
Leicester Tigers chief executive Peter Wheeler said: “Tony was very proud of his playing career with the Extras and Swifts, and he became a very enthusiastic member of the club in the amateur days with the general committee. His whole family was involved in club activities and in the functions he organised.
“The only full-time member of staff before the game went professional was the groundsman – everything else was done by members who volunteered and Tony was an enthusiastic member of that ‘band’.
“He did a lot of hard work when the game started to develop. For instance, he was very involved in the Alliance & Leicester Stand project which was a big undertaking at that stage. He was involved in the preparations and then in helping to raise money to pay for it.
“He was a nice man and he did a lot for the club.”
Tony, whose business interest was in steel framework design company Pace Consultants, leaves a wife, Isobel, and children Lynn, Samantha, Janice and Michael.
Former first-team secretary Tudor Thomas told the Leicester Mercury: "Tony put in a lot of hard work and he did it for the club he loved more than any other club in the world. He was a great bloke.
“The number of dinners he organised for the top players was phenomenal. I shall always remember the one he organised for my farewell.”
