Dean Windass 'worried sick' after dementia diagnosis as David Beckham gets behind cause
Dean Windass 'worried sick' after dementia diagnosis as David Beckham gets behind cause
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Former professional footballer Dean Windass is “worried sick” after being diagnosed with ‘stage two dementia’, it has been revealed. He is believed to be one of the first Premier League players to have been hit by the disease. Ex Manchester United defender, David May, 54, revealed the news on BBC Breakfast on Friday, as he called for action to stop ex footballers suffering.
David told the BBC how he spoke to Hull City legend Dean on Thursday, explaining: “I only spoke to Dean Windass yesterday…I spoke to Deano. I asked him how he was, he's been diagnosed with stage two dementia and he is the same age as me and he’s worried sick about how it is going to be in the future for him. “.
He said he was revealing the news because Dean had shared it with him to get the message “out there.” There are currently around 900,000 people living with dementia in the UK. But former professional footballers are more than three and a half times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia - compared to the general population.
The FA brought in a new rule to try and phase out deliberate heading in youth football games around England but campaigners want to see more done. David was speaking alongside the son of 1966 England World cup hero Nobby Stiles who told viewers how football had ‘killed’ his dad.
