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'I wish I hadn't even had the scan': Former Premier League star Dean Windass' heartbreaking update on his dementia diagnosis

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Former Premier League star and Hull City legend Dean Windass has given a heartbreaking update on his dementia diagnosis.

The much-travelled, prolific former striker, 56, plundered 234 goals in a career spanning close to 20 years for clubs including Hull, Aberdeen, Middlesbrough and Bradford City.

Windass is written into folklore at Hull after his dramatic 2008 play-off final strike sent the Tigers to the Premier League for the first time, while his larger-than-life character also endeared him to fans along the way.

However, he was tragically diagnosed with dementia in January 2004, 15 years after retiring - and Windass has previously opened up to Mail Sport about the condition and how he is taking things 'a day at a time'.