Deano Life After Football By Dean Windass and Phil Marshal
A local legend with a national cult following, former Premier League striker Dean Windass tackles retirement and the challenges it brings. He transitioned from hearing 20,000 people sing his name every week to experiencing utter silence. Just silence. His silence nearly killed him. Deano explains how football defined him. He was a terrier, a goalscorer, and played with a smile on his face during a career that took him north and south of the border with Aberdeen and Oxford United, Sheffield United and Wednesday, Middlesbrough, and Bradford City. One very special goal for his local club crystallised his career, making him popular wherever he played. Thousands of fans travelled from his hometown of Hull to Wembley and watched their hero score the £30 million goal. It was not an ordinary goal, but a stunning volley, typical of Deano. It secured Hull City’s promotion to the top flight for the first time since. The BBC described it as 'genuine Roy of the Rovers stuff'. But what happens when a career that spans over 800 games and 200 goals comes to an end—once the boots come off and the phone stops ringing? That's another challenge altogether. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Dean has collaborated with Phil Marshall, a singer-songwriter from Hull who released 12 studio albums in the USA, where he spent most of his career. The prolific singer-songwriter turned his attention to positive mental health following challenges he experienced as an independent artist working in a 'complicated-at-best' music industry. Back in the UK, catching up in the pub one afternoon, Dean and Phil discussed writing a book that tries to tackle adversity and help people overcome troubles. They went on to conduct and document a series of impassioned interviews across a three-year period. ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 48 Published: May 5, 2024 Price: £18.99 ISBN-10: 1801506957 ISBN-13: 9781801506953 Hardback: 320 pages Dimensions: 240 x 160 mm
