by a select committee of ex-footballers. He lived in Slaithwaite near Huddersfield with his wife Pat, who was three years his junior. They had two children. Ray and Pat Wilson were interviewed together in the book No More Worlds to Conquer by Chris Wright (2015). Wilson was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2004, along with World Cup-winning teammates Martin Peters in 2013 and Nobby Stiles in 2012. It is feared that the disease was brought on by their heading of the heavier footballs used in their playing days. On 30 July 2016, fifty years to the day since England lifted the World Cup, Wilson's former club Huddersfield Town released its new second-change kit for the 2016–17 season in his honour. It was released with the tag line "Legends Are Rarely Made", and featured a red shirt, in homage to the 1966 World Cup winning kit, and had Wilson's signature in white, just beneath the collar on the back, and below the white badge on the front. Ray's two sons and his wife released a statement alongside the release: On 15 May 2018, Wilson died in a care home in Huddersfield from Alzheimer's disease after suffering from the condition for 14 years. Honours Everton FA Cup: 1966 England World Cup: 1966 References External links My Yorkshire – Ray Wilson talks about the 1966 victory BBC radio interview with Ray Wilson, 1999 1934 births 2018 deaths People from Shirebrook Footballers from Derbyshire English footballers Association football fullbacks Everton F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players English Football League players FA Cup Final players England international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1968 players FIFA World Cup-winning players English Football League representative players English football managers Bradford City A.F.C. managers English Football League managers English Football Hall of Fame inductees Members of the Order of the British Empire British funeral directors Deaths from dementia in England Deaths from Alzheimer's disease Sportspeople with chronic traumatic encephalopathy