Everton legend Lyons suffering from dementia

FORMER everton captain Mick Lyons is living with dementia, with his family announcing another one of football’s favourite sons is feeling the consequences of his long and distinguished career. Lyons, 70, was diagnosed last year but is in the early stages and is still living life to the full in Australia. he is able to talk about his love for everton, who he represented 473 times (left), recalling the good old days and how heading a heavy, wet ball was like ‘thud, thud, thud’. ‘everton was my team from the age of eight,’ Lyons said. ‘It was a dream come true (to captain everton). I felt 7ft tall. ‘I used to like heading the ball. I think the more you did, the more likely you were to forget things. I just get through OK.’