Rob Burrow sadly died today aged 41 after a after a five-year battle with Motor Neurone Disease
It was a picture that captured the hearts of a nation.The moment Kevin Sinfield kissed his friend and former rugby teammate Rob Burrow as he carried him over a finish line.
The marathon was the city’s first in 20 years after event organisers were inspired by Sinfield’s previous running challenges. Burrow and Sinfield together helped to raise more than £13 million for MND charities. Leeds plans to recognise the achievements of the pair with a statue to be erected at Headingley where the duo crossed the finish line together.
The overwhelming sense of pity the fans may have felt, though, was the last thing Burrow wanted as he bravely faced the media within hours of breaking the awful news. Burrow, who brushed aside suggestions that his MND was a direct result of the proliferation of head knocks, displayed his trademark courtesy and courage as he put himself through a gruelling round of interviews, even apologising for the state of his voice which was already showing the effects of the disease.
By January 2021, he had lost the use of his hands and arms and began using a wheelchair after his legs became very weak, but his resolve to never give in grew ever stronger.
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