Former football chairman Mike Watterson diespublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2019
Nick Smith
BBC News Online
Former snooker player, sports promoter and football chairman Mike Watterson has died aged 76.
Mr Watterson, best known for stints at Derby County and Chesterfield football clubs in the 1980s, died on Friday at Chesterfield Royal Hospital after suffering with a lung infection.
In a statement, the family said: "It is with the deepest sense of sorrow and loss that the Watterson family can confirm the death of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Mike.
"Mike was admitted to Chesterfield Royal Hospital in early February suffering from a lung infection but, despite the best efforts of the doctors, he passed away on the evening of Friday 8 March."