Retired footballer Alan Jarvis, 76, died from dementia brought on by heading heavy footballs
A retired footballer died of dementia triggered by heading a heavy ball so much during his career, a coroner has ruled. Coroner John Gittins ruled that Alan Jarvis’s death was an industrial disease brought on by playing football. Jarvis, 76, who played for Everton and Hull City in the 1960s and 70s, died from pneumonia … Read more