Former Irish international Jimmy Conway, a soccer legend in thestate of Oregon, has died according to family members. For nearly a decade, Conway, 73, had suffered from trauma-induced dementia. He passed away Friday morning in Portland, Oregon, from multiplecomplications of the disease. .
James Patrick Conway was born August 10, 1946, in Dublin, Ireland, and began his youth career with Stella Maris FC, a northern suburban Dublin clubwhich produced 18 Irish international players, including John Giles, Eamon Dunphy, Ashley Grimes, Pierce O’Leary, Gerry Daly, Eoin Hand, LiamO’Brien, Pat Dunne and John Andersen.
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