"Yorath scored 11 goals in 199 appearances for Leeds, his first professional club, in a nine-year spell from 1967. He then signed for Coventry City and later played for Tottenham Hotspur, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Bradford City, before finishing his playing career with a solitary appearance for Swansea City. Yorath, the father of BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan, also won 59 caps for Wales."
"In 1992, Daniel died aged 15 from the genetic heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while playing football at home with his father. Yorath won the First Division title with Leeds in 1974 and earned a runners-up medal in the FA Cup, European Cup and Cup Winners Cup. He served as player-coach while at Bradford and was assistant coach on the day of the Valley Parade fire in 1985, which killed 56 fans and injured 270."
Terry Yorath was a midfielder who scored 11 goals in 199 appearances for Leeds between 1967 and 1976 and later played for Coventry City, Tottenham Hotspur, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Bradford City and made a solitary appearance for Swansea City. He won 59 caps for Wales. Yorath won the First Division title with Leeds in 1974 and finished as a runner-up in the FA Cup, European Cup and Cup Winners' Cup. His son Daniel died in 1992 aged 15 from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Yorath served as player-coach at Bradford, was assistant coach during the 1985 Valley Parade fire, and later managed clubs and national teams including Swansea, Wales, Bradford, Cardiff, Lebanon, Sheffield Wednesday and Margate.
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