Gordon McQueen, a former center-back for Manchester United, Leeds, and Scotland, went away at the age of 70. McQueen played a crucial part in the Red Devils’ 1983 FA Cup victory in addition to being a member of the 1974 English First Division Champion Whites team. His family speculated that he feared having vascular dementia, which may have been brought on by repeatedly heading a ball, before his diagnosis in January 2021. His daughter, sportscaster Hayley McQueen, quickly announced the news on Instagram.
Beyond sorry to say that we have lost our dear dad, she wrote. “I had hoped that when the time came, I would be ready and feel relieved that he was no longer fighting this terrible cancer, but instead, I simply feel numb.
