A much-loved former footballer who made it his mission to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has died following a decade-long health battle.
Tom Stevenson was diagnosed with MND in October 2013, and the dad-of-two boasted celebrity friends "all over the world". Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, comedian John Bishop and ex-Aston Villa captains Gareth Barry and Stiliyan Petrov were among those who supported his 'Global4Stevo' initiative. The latter also played in a charity match to support him following his diagnosis.
In 2014, Tom came up with the idea of creating bright orange t-shirts to increase knowledge of MND. The boyhood Villa fan from Sutton Coldfield even put a map of the world on his website marking the far-flung locations his t-shirts had been snapped.
