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Scotland legend Joe Jordan tells of dementia fears after loss of best pal

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Scotland legend Joe Jordan tells of dementia fears after loss of best pal

Scotland legend Joe Jordan has spoken of his fear of dementia, after the heartbreaking loss of his best friend and ex-teammate Gordon McQueen last year.

Joe, 72, and Gordon played together more than 200 times for Leeds United, ­Manchester United and Scotland and were pals for 50 years.




Gordon died last year, aged 70, as a result of vascular dementia, which has been linked to heading the ball for many years.

Joe, who features in the new series of BBC Scotland’s Icons of Football, told how he and Gordon were inseparable, and insisted: “I don’t want to go that way.”

He said: “He was my best pal – 50-odd years I’ve known him. He was a great player.

“I was his best man and he was my best man, we went on holidays. He was priceless.”

Joe, who was by his friend’s side when he died, said he thinks about the cruel condition every day.

He added: “Gordon was a one off. He was my best mate. We went to two World Cups together, we grew up together.

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