Former Peterborough United and Cambridge United manager Chris Turner has died at the age of 64. Turner, who spent nine years as a player for Peterborough before leading them to back-to-back promotions as manager in the early 1990s, was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia in 2006.
His wife Lynne previously said doctors told her the illness was "caused by heading too many balls". Turner also played for Cambridge United, Luton, Swindon and Southend during his playing career, which began at Peterborough in 1969 and included more than 300 appearances.
Turner retired as a player in 1984 and took over as manager at Cambridge United a year later, a role he held until 1990. His successful reign at Peterborough ended in 1992 when he stood down to become chairman.
Mick Halsall, who captained Peterborough to victory in the 1992 play-off final, described Turner as a "great, great leader". He said: "[We were] a bunch of scallywags who achieved so much, and in my opinion wouldn't have achieved it under anyone else."
Bob Symns, Peterborough chief executive, said Turner was "a legend who'll never be forgotten". John Beck, who was brought to Cambridge as a player by Turner in 1986 and later managed the club to the brink of the Premier League, said Turner was a "very lovable man".
