Hucknall Ram Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Former Bradford, Wolves, Southampton and Spurs central defender Dean Richards has died aged 36. The powerful defender died on Saturday morning following a long-term battle with serious illness. He began his career with his home town club before moving to Wolves in a £1.85 million switch in 1995 and then moved onto Southampton in 1999 to play in the Premier League. He subsequently followed his Saints boss Glenn Hoddle to Spurs in 2001 in a £8.1 million switch before retiring in March 2005 aged 33 after suffering from dizzy spells and headaches while at White Hart Lane. He then returned to the Bantams in 2007 on a part-time basis to coach the club's youth players. A statement on the Bradford website said: "The football club are truly devastated to hear of the death of former Bradford City fans' favourite Dean Richards." Wolves have announced a tribute will be paid to the defender ahead of next Sunday's game with his former club Spurs. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6781505,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Éire Ram Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Wow... News like this really makes you put things into perspective. Rest in peace, Dean, great defender in your day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGERMAN1 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Blimey!! Didn't know that. R.I.P Deano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramexpat Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Very sad news ,, R.i.p Deano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny Ram Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 RIP our thoughts are with his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam77 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 RIP dean. thoughts go to all ur family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Bloody disease. Heart goes out to all people who lose a loved one through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan B Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Mate had one of these at college and there is a massive scar where he had it removed. Hae it when people this young leave us. R.I.P Deano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyram Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 RIP xxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinza Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That was a shock when i heard the news..:frown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THFC6061 Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 .photobucket.com/albums/v239/jyarden/2011-2/5184 Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur was saddened to hear of the death of our former player Dean Richards, who passed away this morning at the age of 36 after a long-term battle with serious illness. Dean started his career at Bradford City and then moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers before establishing himself in the Premier League with Southampton. The centre-half joined the Club from Southampton in September 2001 and made an immediate impact by scoring on his Spurs debut against Manchester United at White Hart Lane. In total the former England Under-21 defender went on to play 81 games in our colours and scored four goals before being forced to retire at the age of 30 on medical grounds. There will be a tribute paid to the defender ahead of our fixture next Sunday at Molineux against his former club Wolves. We extend our sincere condolences to the family of Dean Richards at this very sad time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 r i p dean richards rest in peace! 36 is no age at all.:frown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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