Sad that you will likely never consider a Leicester player a legend again then.
There are other criteria a player can meet to be a legend. Being the only player in the history of the game to captain their club through all 4 divisions (ashbee) or ten years of service through the four divisions (dawson) or scoring THAT goal at Wembley (windass) all qualify and suspect they would regardless of if we had a few league cups or second division titles in our history.
Well, given the context between Leicester and Hull, I think he's got a fair point in regards to us. I can't think of any Leicester Legends that hasn't won something. Of course Jatz is also obviously counting Championship titles as part of that criteria, because after all, it is significant to us.
I will admit that what applies to Leicester, doesn't quite cut it for other clubs. Hull has only every won... 3rd tier once? The criteria wouldn't work in this case.
The examples you list I would say are valid criteria for legends. No problem.
would you not consider players that prevented your club from being relegated being legends?
Obviously not after 1 season but they're plenty of players who are considered legends at their respective clubs for this reason.
One season of spared relegation? Considering our history, that's not exactly an achievement of note. Though that said, what club would have a legend that is mostly noted for saving the team against relegation? If anything, I'd argue and say getting the team up their via promotion would be more legend worthy than saving the team. The achievement of success rather than the avoiding of failure.
The only way that an avoided relegation could pay a decent role is if the club goes on to bigger and better things (or in the PL, be a very respectable club). The club that I could closely consider something like that would be Wigan, but they capped it off with the FA Cup. I would dare say any legend that was there for the first time Wigan got promoted, would've either seen the team get promoted (I think Andy Liddell would count), or would've seen the FA Cup (Boyce?).
Wait... there is one player I could think of, Arjan De Zeeuw, wasn't there for promotion, nor the FA Cup, but he was there for the FL Trophy (Johnstone Paint Trophy). Yes, there was 06-07, but he was injured. His reputation was already sealed by then.