Sir Bobby

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

His brother got it as well.

The number of footballers from that era who have done, its far from a coincidence.

Hasn’t Lineker done a BBC programme covering the subject?

Originally Posted by AK14

Hasn’t Lineker done a BBC programme covering the subject?

No, it was SOP

Originally Posted by no fun

No, it was SOP

Yes that was it

Jeff Astle who was very much of that era too died of Alzheimer's, which was adjudged 'death by industrial injury'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_A...ath_and_legacy

I know it's a bit of a cliche of the olden days, but those balls when it was wet weighed a chuffing ton.