As a Manchester United player Mark Robins is widely accredited as being partly responsible for helping Sir Alex Ferguson avoid the sack when he scored the Red Devils winning goal in an FA Cup third round replay against Nottingham Forest.
Now, as manager of Coventry City, Robins has added another string to his bow as he became the first man since the late Jimmy Hill to lead the Sky Blues to promotion following their League Two play-off final triumph against Exeter City.
It was also an historic day for the Grecians as Director of Football Steve Perryman was marking his retirement from the game, after over half a century of involvement, and manager Paul Tisdale had recently succeeded Arsene Wenger as the longest serving manager in the top four divisions and was seeking a third promotion to mark the occasion.
All of the goals, in what the final domestic fixture of the 2017-18 season, came in the second half with Coventry's Jordan Willis scoring the opener four minutes after the restart.
Six minutes later Jordan Shipley doubled the Sky Blues advantage with a shot that deflected over Grecians keeper Christy Pym.
A stunning strike from Jack Grimmer made it three for Coventry on 68 minutes, which effectively ended the game as a contest, before Kyle Edwards grabbed a consolation for Exeter in the 89th minute.
For the Grecians it is the end of an era as Perryman, who has done so much behind the scenes at St James Park since his appointment in 2003, retires from the game; but there is also uncertainty over the future of Tisdale - whose contract expires in November - and the latter issue could become clearer in the next few days.
