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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul MacInnes

Former Premier League footballer Dean Windass diagnosed with dementia

Dean Windass pictured in 2008 during one of his spells as a Hull City player.
Dean Windass pictured in 2008 during one of his spells as a Hull City player. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The former Premier League forward Dean Windass has been diagnosed with dementia at the age of 55, it has been revealed.

The former Hull and Bradford City player, who scored the goal that took Hull to the Premier League in 2008, has stage two of the condition, but joked with social media followers that he was “glad they found a brain”.

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