Cormac McAnallen (24) Irish Gaelic football player who died from an undetected heart condition Patrick Dinsmore (16) Gaelic footballer who died on the pitch due to an undetected heart condition. Richard Butcher (29) English professional football player died at his home in Swinton. His death had been caused by the heart condition cardiac arrhythmia.
John Marshall
Charity Night in memory of John Marshall
6th June 2009 This charity night was held at The Engine Rooms – http://www.engine-rooms.co.uk – which is a music and arts centre. They let me have it free, as well as donating money from the bar takings and playing in their band too. All free entertainment, we had bands playing live music – including John’s younger
Family raises money for heart screening
The family of a promising young Liverpool footballer who died suddenly from a heart condition when he was just 16 gathered to launch a two-day health screening campaign. The Test My Heart tour is the first free heart testing tour of England and aims to reduce the number of heart deaths of apparently fit and healthy
Raffle and Auction in memory of John Marshall
I held a raffle and auction to raise money for CRY in memory of my brother John Marshall at a Golf Weekend on May 9th in Wales. A day of fancy dress golfers and golfers’ WAGS [“wives and girlfriends”] and lots of fun! We raised £340 in total which I was amazed at, for such
North West Postcard
Families from the Liverpool area and across the North West joined together to help launch a major regional campaign to highlight shocking new statistics that show the number of young people who lose their lives to the tragic condition sudden cardiac death now stands at 12 every week – a staggering 50% rise on previous estimates.
Why Foe was the latest in a long line of needless fatalities
Any death in sport is one too many. But when the lives of athletes are being cut short from a cause that could be avoided it is tragedy in its most real sense. Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), the result of heart abnormalities, kills eight young people a week in the UK, most of them seemingly fit
Winter 2002 Newsletter – Issue 31
CRY stormed into the New Year with its busiest week to date and the fantastic news that Ian Botham OBE has agreed to be the Honorary President of CRY’s Centre for Sports Cardiology. On Monday January 7 CRY’s Chairman Dr Greg Whyte and myself were invited by Ian and Kathy Botham to visit them at their
