Try GOLD - Free
CPR crusade helps Deeney keep late pal's memory alive
Daily Express
|April 24, 2025
TROY DEENEY'S ex-Walsall team-mate Anton Reid died, aged 16, after a harrowing incident and the Watford legend is determined to keep his memory alive.
Promising defender Reid, below, was a member of the club's centre of excellence and suffered a heart attack in a training session.
And after taking part in a 26-mile cycle ride from Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road to Watford's Vicarage Road as part of Sky Bet's Every Minute Matters campaign - Deeney explained how the incident affected him.
He said: "My grandad passed away 14 years ago.
"His cancer got into remission and then unfortunately a heart attack took him out.
"Then, when I was at Walsall in 2007, we had a young lad called Anton Reid.
"He was a really fit, healthy boy, physical attributes his strongest suit. He just dropped dead in training from a heart attack.
This story is from the April 24, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Daily Express
Daily Express
IWOBI GOOD TO GO
Ful steam ahead for Alex's reunion tour
2 mins
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
Bring some decency to our poison politics
ON the Daily Expresso podcast last week, I sat down with former Prime Minister Liz Truss for a wide-ranging and surprisingly candid conversation.
2 mins
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
RAYA SHINES A LIGHT ON HEINZE
Gift of the Gab intensifies Gunners' defensive effort
2 mins
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
Biggest banks taking ‘loyalty for granted’
BRITAIN’S biggest banks are taking loyalty for granted by offering customers the lowest returns on savings, says a Which? survey.
1 mins
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
CAN YOU AMAD AND EVE IT?
It's taken a year... but Diallo says Ruben's sound system is ready to rock the Prem
2 mins
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
Last tango for Ellie
CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein last night became the fifth contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
1 mins
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
Forest's owner: I will fund medical bills for fans
NOTTINGHAM Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has vowed to fund medical treatment for any fan involved in the train knife attack.
1 min
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
KAMINSKI IN TRIBUTE TO NOISY FANS
THOMAS KAMINSKI paid tribute to Charlton fans for helping to make the Valley a fortress.
1 min
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
Big Festive Greetings...as BFG stars in Christmas ad
ROALD Dahl's much-loved BFG is the star of Sainsbury's new “feelgood” Christmas TV ad.
1 min
November 03, 2025
Daily Express
The frocks of delights
ALL that glitters was not gold but bold as Demi Moore led the way with a gem of a dress at Hollywood's celebration of film and fine art.
1 min
November 03, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size