Sad news Denis law

[dandywarhol]

Another football great diagnosed with dementia

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58268041

[MacAdder]

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Sadly I strongly suspect he won't be the last either.
Love Dennis Law, a class act on and off the pitch.

[mazadona10]

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Yeah i dont think dementia is going anywhere especially for the over 80s

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Fecking appalling illness 🤒

What a great player he was in his day

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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It's not encouraging for current players such as Morrison, Moore and Any Carroll.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Yeah i dont think dementia is going anywhere especially for the over 80s

Some people's brains start dying, which is what dementia is , earlier than others, it's just the way it is

Sir Tom was over 100 and in fine form to a right old age

Some people get it in their forties and fifties

[splott parker]

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It's not encouraging for current players such as Morrison, Moore and Any Carroll.

I do suppose that Denis Law, who was a fantastic header of the ball, experienced, at least in his early career, the old heavy leather laced up ball. That couldn’t have helped. Bit of a worry for women named Carol though.

[pomeroy]

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Sadly I strongly suspect he won't be the last either.
Love Dennis Law, a class act on and off the pitch.

Tell that to Steve Gammon!!

[splott parker]

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Tell that to Steve Gammon!!

True, Law seemed quite proud of that shocker!!

[dandywarhol]

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Some people's brains start dying, which is what dementia is , earlier than others, it's just the way it is

Sir Tom was over 100 and in fine form to a right old age

Some people get it in their forties and fifties

Did Sir Tom head a wet heavy leather ball regularly during his career?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Did Sir Tom head a wet heavy leather ball regularly during his career?

Both my parents have had dementia , my mum is dying from it , my dad died from it .

There are lots of causes of this awful disease , there is a lot of discussion at the moment about the tragic deaths of football and rugby players from dementia , some of whom may have developed the disease from brain trauma . Many have not .

Our very own Brian Clarke died from dementia , I do not know if heading the ball was the cause of his death .