Ex Cambridge utd and Leyton Orient player has died at age of 45
RIP
Tom Youngs - RIP
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Re: Tom Youngs - RIP
An awful illness , affects people differently and outcomes are so varied. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this terrible moment.
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Re: Tom Youngs - RIP
Born in Bury St Edmunds, Youngs started his career with the U's after joining the club aged 10, and made 180 appearances between 1997 and 2003. He won promotion to the third tier with Cambridge in 1998-99.
After 30 appearances in an injury-hit three seasons with Northampton, Youngs had a short spell at Leyton Orient before joining Bury in June 2005.
He played 49 league games for the Shakers and scored seven goals in two seasons before a hip injury ended his playing career with non-league Mildenhall Town in 2011.
Youngs was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014 after moving back to Bury St Edmunds to work as an accountant.
Having studied sports journalism at Staffordshire University, he wrote a memoir entitled, What Dreams are (Not Quite) Made of: No Fame, No Fortune, Just Football ... and Multiple Sclerosis.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Dreams-ar ... 1904091962
(might be worth a read)
After 30 appearances in an injury-hit three seasons with Northampton, Youngs had a short spell at Leyton Orient before joining Bury in June 2005.
He played 49 league games for the Shakers and scored seven goals in two seasons before a hip injury ended his playing career with non-league Mildenhall Town in 2011.
Youngs was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014 after moving back to Bury St Edmunds to work as an accountant.
Having studied sports journalism at Staffordshire University, he wrote a memoir entitled, What Dreams are (Not Quite) Made of: No Fame, No Fortune, Just Football ... and Multiple Sclerosis.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Dreams-ar ... 1904091962
(might be worth a read)