Sammy Conn (26 October 1961 – 17 August 2014) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Career

Born in

Lanark Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...

, Conn played as a

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for Polkemmet Juniors, Falkirk, Albion Rovers, Clydebank, Airdrie and

Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east of Dunfermline and north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a police burgh in 189 ...

. After being player-manager of Cowdenbeath between 1996 and 1997, Conn later worked as a youth coach at

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before becoming assistant manager of Dalry Thistle. Conn suffered from

motor neurone disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most commo ...

. He died on 17 August 2014 at age 52.SAMMY CONN 1961-2014
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References

1961 births 2014 deaths Scottish men's footballers Falkirk F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scottish Football League players Men's association football midfielders Scottish football managers Cowdenbeath F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Deaths from motor neuron disease {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub