Dean Windass | Diagnosed with Stage 2 dementia

[SilentWitness]

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/hull-city-icon-dean-windass-9853536

Poor bloke.

 

[V.O.]

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/hull-city-icon-dean-windass-9853536

Poor bloke.

Mid 50s. Sad news. I feel like real change is going to have to be made with regards to head injuries in football, and even just the cumulative effects of regular headers. I wonder if the current generation of forwards in the game who largely shy away from aerial duels have one eye on their future health.

Might want a new thread rather than being attached to a page of comments from 15 years ago slagging him off?

 

[SilentWitness]

Mid 50s. Sad news. I feel like real change is going to have to be made with regards to head injuries in football, and even just the cumulative effects of regular headers. I wonder if the current generation of forwards in the game who largely shy away from aerial duels have one eye on their future health.

Might want a new thread rather than being attached to a page of comments from 15 years ago slagging him off?

Tbf I didn't even read the thread but you're right.

 

[tomaldinho1]

Mid 50s. Sad news. I feel like real change is going to have to be made with regards to head injuries in football, and even just the cumulative effects of regular headers. I wonder if the current generation of forwards in the game who largely shy away from aerial duels have one eye on their future health.

Might want a new thread rather than being attached to a page of comments from 15 years ago slagging him off?

They don't head the ball in kids football anymore, think its U13 when it starts. Not sure that really changes much but its a start, can't see how football, NFL, rugby etc. can ever really change their rules without completely changing the sport to avoid this.

 

[JinnerJamie]

Met a few times when out on the piss in Hull, always a sound guy, gutted for him and his family it's a horrible illness.

 

[Sandikan]

Remember him scoring from just inside the half way line against my boys Wycombe yonks back, great player at that level.

Dreadful news to have something like that so young.

 

[alexthelion]

That's horrible, my dad had dementia, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

 

[lexisonfire]

There should be more research done on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, and perhaps a ban on headers at all levels which would make the game more interesting since everyone would have to improvise and get more skilful with their feet like Spain. High kicks should still be disallowed as dangerous play of course.

 

[always_hoping]

That's horrible, my dad had dementia, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Yes truly horrible, my dad also had dementia for the last seven years of his life. Wouldn't wish that illness on your worst enemy.

 

[Oscar Bonavena]

There should be more research done on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, and perhaps a ban on headers at all levels which would make the game more interesting since everyone would have to improvise and get more skilful with their feet like Spain. High kicks should still be disallowed as dangerous play of course.

While I agree more research needs to be done, I don't think heading should be banned.

I think heading the ball is nowhere near as prevalent in today's game as it used to be. If you look at clips from the 80s for example, the best and most "cultured" team in England was said to be Liverpool, but even their goalie Bruce Grobbelaar would just wallop high kicks into the opposition half for the opposition centre halves to head back. And every team was doing that!

Teams very rarely do that these days, even in the lower divisions. And of course the footballs are lighter than they were even in the 80s.

 

[lexisonfire]

I think heading the ball is nowhere near as prevalent in today's game as it used to be.

Teams very rarely do that these days, even in the lower divisions. And of course the footballs are lighter than they were even in the 80s.

Windass played as recently as the 2000s no? CTE is caused by repeated minor brain trauma e.g. header drills against walls or heading the ball regularly as a defender or striker. These head traumas accumulate over the years to cause memory loss or dementia.

 

[mitChley]

Poor bloke. My grandad played up top for Port Vale and Crewe back in the day and he ended up with dementia as well.

 

[Gazautd18]

Damn that's harsh.
Hope he gets all help he needs
Only in his 50s as well.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

That's horrible, my dad had dementia, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

My granddad died of dementia last year, but he was 86. Windass is only in his 50s. Dementia is horrible but even worse if it’s early onset like in this case.

 

[Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber]

Sad indeed