Former Hull City striker Dean Windass has been diagnosed with stage 2 dementia.
Former Manchester United and Blackburn defender David May shared the news on BBC Breakfast on Friday morning, while speaking about concerns about the condition in ex-players, along with ex-Leeds midfielder and dementia campaigner John Stiles.
Stage 2 dementia causes memory lapses and mild cognitive decline.
May has since posted on X, confirming he had spoken to Windass and been given permission to speak about the 55-year-old’s condition.
His post said: “FYI, I spoke to @DWindass10 last night and asked his permission. He was 100 per cent behind me mentioning that he had been diagnosed with stage 2 dementia. Deano has just done an article for a national newspaper, which will be published soon.”
Windass – who also played for clubs including Bradford, Aberdeen, Oxford and both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday – famously scored the winning goal in the 2008 Championship play-off final against Bristol City, which saw Hull promoted to the Premier League for the first time.
He later posted a video on X, singing along to Glen Campbell’s hit ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’, then posted: “Seriously, I am OK, was delighted to find out I had a brain. Just hope other families get the help they want for the people they have lost.”
