Heading a football is “likely” to have contributed to the brain injury which was a factor in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon McQueen, a coroner in North Yorkshire has found.
The central defender, who died in 2023 aged 70, won 30 international caps and also played for Leeds United.
Appearing at a hearing in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, earlier this month, TV presenter Hayley McQueen said her father had previously told his family that heading a football for so long “probably hasn’t helped”.
She said he was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2021.
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