▁Wat kins ▁Glen ▁International ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Neu ros urg ery ▁at ▁Sy rac use ▁University . ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁B rab ham ▁team ▁b oss ▁Bern ie ▁E cc l estone , ▁he ▁was ▁offered ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁FI A ▁Formula ▁One ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Medical ▁De legate , ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Formula ▁One ▁on - track ▁medical ▁team , ▁and ▁first ▁res ponder ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁crash , ▁a ▁role ▁which ▁Wat kins ▁performed ▁for ▁twenty - six ▁years . ▁He ▁helped ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁drivers ▁including ▁Ger hard ▁Ber ger , ▁Martin ▁D onn elly , ▁É rik ▁Com as , ▁Rub ens ▁Bar rich ello , ▁Karl ▁Wend ling er ▁and ▁M ika ▁Hä kk inen . ▁Wat kins ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁driver ▁A yr ton ▁Sen na . ▁ ▁Wat kins ▁was ▁married , ▁with ▁four ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sid ney ▁Wat kins ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁to ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁Jess ica ▁Wat kins . ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁coal ▁min er ▁from ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁but ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁where ▁he ▁started ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁initially ▁repair ing ▁b icy cles ▁before ▁progress ing ▁to ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁rep airs . ▁Wat kins