The family of the late Nobby Stiles have been told the England World Cup winner’s dementia was caused by heading footballs. In a brave move aimed at assisting research and finding answers, the 1966 legend’s wife Kay and three sons donated his brain to Dr Willie Stewart’s FIELD study, which is examining links between the … Read more
The family of the late Nobby Stiles have been told the England World Cup winner’s dementia was caused by heading footballs. In a brave move aimed at assisting research and finding answers, the 1966 legend’s wife Kay and three sons donated his brain to Dr Willie Stewart’s FIELD study, which is examining links between the … Read more
Mourners gathered outside Old Trafford today to pay tribute to club legend and England 1966 hero Nobby Stiles as he was laid to rest after dying aged 78 following a battle with Alzheimer’s. Stiles’ former teammate and friend Pat Crerand dabbed his eye as the hearse came by the stadium, where flowers and scarves have been … Read more
Mourners gathered outside Old Trafford today to pay tribute to club legend and England 1966 hero Nobby Stiles as he was laid to rest after dying aged 78 following a battle with Alzheimer’s. Stiles’ former teammate and friend Pat Crerand dabbed his eye as the hearse came by the stadium, where flowers and scarves have been … Read more
With his receding hair, short height, poor eyesight and missing front teeth, the England footballer Nobby Stiles made an unlikely national hero. But during the triumphant 1966 World Cup campaign, he became the country’s mascot, embodying the quintessentially British qualities of terrier-like determination and instinctive humour. As the victorious campaign unfolded, he managed to combine … Read more
With his receding hair, short height, poor eyesight and missing front teeth, the England footballer Nobby Stiles made an unlikely national hero. But during the triumphant 1966 World Cup campaign, he became the country’s mascot, embodying the quintessentially British qualities of terrier-like determination and instinctive humour. As the victorious campaign unfolded, he managed to combine … Read more
England 1966 hero Nobby Stiles has died aged 78 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Tributes have flooded in to the man who was the ‘heart and soul’ of the England team and was also part of the Manchester United side which became the first English club to win the European Cup … Read more
England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies, aged 78, after years of battling with Alzhemier’s – leaving only four of the 1966 heroes still alive Nobby Stiles’s family confirmed he passed away peacefully on Friday aged 78 Stiles won the European Cup with Manchester United after they beat Benfica But his biggest contribution came as … Read more
England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles dies, aged 78, after years of battling with Alzhemier’s – leaving only four of the 1966 heroes still alive Nobby Stiles’s family confirmed he passed away peacefully on Friday aged 78 Stiles won the European Cup with Manchester United after they beat Benfica But his biggest contribution came as … Read more