Jeff Astle's daughter Dawn wants a government inquiry following new football and dementia researchDawn Astle, the daughter of West Brom legend Jeff, has fought for recognition of a link between football and dementia for nearly two decades. “My overall feeling is that I am staggered even though my own research and instinct was always that there was a serious problem,” she said. “And these players who have suffered dementia must not be a statistic - they must never be forgotten. TrendingJeff Astle died of dementia in 2002He died aged just 59 in 2002 after suffering for more than five years with a degenerative brain disease. Five senior members of the PFA have pledged to donate their brains to medical research in a very personal attempt to help investigate the link between football and dementia.

Source: Express October 21, 2019 15:33 UTC