That's really sad to hear about. I played for Bradford schools with Dean way back in 1976/77. Dean and his brother Steve were half backs in an U-16 squad containing Gary Priestley, Geoff Pryce, Mark Jackson and Brian Noble. He seemed to get pushed out at Odsal when Terry Holmes got signed and I think went to Carlisle.
That's right Jack. He left the Northern when they signed Terry Holmes, a decision he told me he regretted, he said if he had been patient he wouldn't of been pushed out with Holmes injury record
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