The Tragedy of Gary Speed, His Secret Letter Revealed...
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Gary Speed was a football legend, always smiling, always winning. But what if I told you behind that smile, he always wanted disapper? One day, the world woke up but Gary didn’t. And that’s when everyone saw the worst death in football history! Let’s uncover.
On September 8, 1969, Gary Speed was born to Roger and Carl Speed, both belonging to Chester. He grew up in Aston Park, Queensferry where he attended school. Coming from a working class family that loved football, it was obvious that Gary liked football, much like the rest of his friends.
Gary had latent potential that would break free later in his life, but who knew what price it would come at. It was evident that Gary wasn’t like the rest of the kids. After moving to Hawarden High School, Gary played for the under-13, under-14, and under-15 teams. From time to time, he also enjoyed a bit of cricket. It’s also hilarious how comedic family rivalries ran deep, as Gary would choose to support Everton while his father supported Liverpool, just for the extra chuckles. I mean, we’ve all been there, right?
Anyway, at the age of 15, Gary was granted the opportunity to join the Leeds United Youth system, and that’s where he showed football managers that he was a needle in a haystack. An unpolished gem with untapped potential. Gary blazed through the professional ranks on 13 June 1988, and it was almost time for his big debut.
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My Dad took his own life in 2009, and the passing of Gary Speed really hit me. I feel for the 2 boys and his family in general. Suicide of a loved one is like a nuclear weapon going off in your life.
@LstAng3ls
29 күн бұрын
❤❤
I’ll never forget the shock I felt learning of Gary’s passing. From someone who suffers from depression, I understand how powerful the mind is. Rest easy Gary ❤
You can have all the luxuries you ever yearned for, But unless you are of sound mind, you will struggle to contain the emotions that run through your mind, Depression can, and will destroy the very best of us.😢.RIP Gary,
@Globaldave1970
Ай бұрын
Doesnt add up to me. Evidence is some letter he wrote while at school?
@eshehcha
Ай бұрын
@@Globaldave1970The letter was from his early days at Leeds not Hawarden High school
@Globaldave1970
Ай бұрын
@@eshehcha Whatever. Is that the first his wife knew about it.
@eshehcha
Ай бұрын
@@Globaldave1970Yes it was, she was devastated and turned to alcohol because she blamed herself
@mickythegooner4302
Ай бұрын
Sadly I know a few similar suicides inside loving families with young children, for the vast majority of us its not in our mind but for a few it makes sense...so bloody sad 😢
Unbelievable player what I seen of him at Newcastle he’d be a 70 million pound player today I can’t ever recall him missing a game and never was subbed off But always had a feeling he wasn’t happy in life but footballers are only human no matter the money or fame RIP GARY SPEED and thanks for the memories 👏👏👏
God bless gary,depression doesn't discriminate its such a painful way to try and live.❤
I was in London celebrating my birthday with friends when i got the news My birthday will never be the same now Fly free Gary MOT
What a terrible weekend that was. My best friend took his own life only two days before Gary.
@davidgould5708
Ай бұрын
Feel you, brother. My best friend did the same.... it's like part of me is dead since. All those shared memories and time spent in each other's company, having someone around that knew me so well. I feel like my foundations have been undermined. Hopefully, we will see them again on the other side
Depression has no face. R.I.P.
God bless Gary he was an inspiration for Leeds saw him play many times and score many great goals an absolute shock his life ended this way rip Gary speed
Legend… R.I.P. 🙏🏻
One of the greatest players I've had the pleasure of watching on the Elland Road pitch...and a lovely guy off the pitch...RIP MOT...
RIP Gary Speed. May God comfort your loved ones.🙌🙌❤❤
Rest in peace, Gary. No need to worry now. I've struggled with demons in my life, too. It's almost too much sometimes. Pity about the gaffe in this film about the Romania penalty, which poor Paul Bodin missed, and the annoying A1 voice. You're a true Welsh legend, mate and we could do with you now. Bless you. Rest easy.
@charleneclark1817
27 күн бұрын
I could not help reading your comment. You mentioned struggling with your demons. My friend mentioned fighting against her demons but she did not go into it much.
Nice man.....such a sad story.
RIP Legend!
Being Welsh blood and born on September 8th i still shed a tear for Gary on our birthday,god bless ya Speedo😢😢
Very very sad he was a class footballer
@SylvainMarveaux9
Ай бұрын
Didn't rate him. Played the odd good pass and was good in the air, but that's it.
Met him at golf club in Portugal had pic taken most generous person I’d met had the time to chat. Sad day when he died my picture will stay with me forever
As someone who works in suicide prevention - particularly among young men, I can't express enough to everyone who has commented here with their own experiences just how heartwarming it is to see so many people really understanding that depression doesn't discriminate. The message really is starting to get though and that's such an encouraging thing, even in the face of every tragedy. Every story is different and nobody can judge. I have no doubt that all are resting peacefully 🥺
Absolutely tragic. No other words will do. I have a family member who suffers terribly with depression and I worry all the time . RIP to a football legend. MOT
great bloke
A great footballer so sad r.i.p
How tragic . The mind is such a complex thing , nobody really knows what other people are going through .
The point of this was the letter which you never read out properly. He says I'm going to go to sleep now and hope I never wake up , not hope I feel better when I wake up ? Just thought would I point that out because that's the truth 👍
R I P Gary. Gone too soon 😢❤
The first game I saw Gary play was for my team Leeds United vs Sheffield United when he scored the 4th goal in a 4-0 win
He must have thought he had no options left. Great professional footballer. Very sad.
We all live in our own reality. we hid our depression behind our smile.how are you today.
I had a very strange feeling of déjà vu when i heard thr terrible news of his passing. Like i heard it while waking up , on the radio and that i thought it happened 2 or 3 weeks earlier . I didn't feel shocked at all . Weird . Very sad and very missed .
RIP Gary ⚒️
Legend
people are so cruel in the comments. Stop spreading lies and rumours. The family needs to be left alone
it was so strange.i saw him appear on football focus or something,a few days later,i heard that he had committed suicide!what a shock!
amazing couple so good looking , just the turmoil of marriage R I P god bless
Gary Speed did not score the Penalty in 1990 at Cardiff Arms Park v Romania. No one did. Paul Boden took it and missed. Wales lost. Romania went to Italy World Cup 1990.
@user-oe8rx4qh8v
Ай бұрын
Neither did Wales win Euro 2016. (in your dreams). Poorly researched.
@ccahill2322
Ай бұрын
@easygoingbloke, And David O'Leary took the penalty that knocked out Romania for Jack Charlton's team to move on. Jack ex- Leeds Captain and world cup winner.
@harrison6143
Ай бұрын
It was in qualifying for the 1994 WC not 1990.
You can have all the money in the world but it doesn't always make you happy.especialy if you have demons and cronick depression.i lost a mate to suicide he hung himself didn't show no signs its been 3years now the pain is a bit better now but I will never get over it .
Great Leeds star so sad
He was a great player ❤
If you have an argument with your nearest and dearest NEVER leave it like that. Always try to make up or at least reaffirm your love for eachother!
Bless to fam 🎉🎉🎉
Rip garry, steve Swansea ❤
the comments here are so cruel. Feel bad for his wife and his children who lost their dad
I think alot had to do with the football coaches in his past rip Gs
It’s such a tragic loss.
Gary Speed... ...Newcastle United Legend... RIP Speedo
In deep affect and feeling of hopelessness he probably chose to end his life. An extremely tragic and devastating death of a man in his early fourties. I hope I don't bring out feelings of showing disrespect in any way or form towards Gary Speed as I put forward that I believe that there's circumstantial evidence that Gary Speed was a terribly unlucky victim of sexual abuse from a pedophile football youth coach at a very early point in his career. As far as I am aware It has been well established that Speed, early on, was among other young, upcoming footballers who were exposed to a pedophile football youth coach. From reading a lot of unpleasant background stuff about this years ago , I wouldn't be surprised if what happened prior to his death was that Gary Speed chose to keep a horrible secret about being a victim of sexual abuse, and if so ultimately his scars from having experienced sexual abuse could easily have been the underlying tricker of suicide after an argument with his wife; an argument which in hindsight could be perceived as "the last straw that broke the camels back" for a deeply depressed Gary Speed. Much, much more depressed than anyone knew. This is very tough to talk about, but nevertheless I'm surprised nobody has brought up the question about sexual abuse in Gary Speeds life - in this thread. Sexual abuse shouldn't continue to be tabu after all the shit about this terrible phenomenon that has risen up to the surface in the last decade or so. In football and other societies - as well as in society in general.
Gentlemen and Role Model
So Sad !
All speculation. No-one knows
This AI voice over and script is awful and completely at odds with the subject matter. Gary Speed deserved better than this cobbled together clickbait.
@neilwilliams4184
Ай бұрын
Agree, like one of them shocking American voice overs , must have said Gary about a 1000 times ffs
setting your sights too high., and stress is a bugger
Speed was abused.
if he saw a professional for depression , hed be ok R I P
@SylvainMarveaux9
Ай бұрын
He wasn't depressed. His wife cheated on him
I loved him when he played for the Toon he was class and such a sad loss and so young
wtf is 'disapper'?!
Carol not Carl ffs, a zero nil draw? Stop it with the AI and don’t be so lazy
It is AI generated as is seen from the ambulance image so likely to be incorrect.
Everton just wasn’t the peak of his career 😂
Obviously American produced video as they know nothing about football
people are cruel
What has been the point of this pointless story of Gary Speed . . . Yet another cheap and tacky earner for whoever with no new information on Gary’s death and all information could have been gathered from any football publication. You continue to load pointless football stories on this medium with minimal research and zero new facts.
stop misleading people
What a date 11 11 2011?
Very poor, words used that are not common place in the uk....i guess the person doing this is not from this country as some terms used are rather unusual..World qualifier cup !..should be World Cup qualifier and others instances too Zero Zero draw !...the letter is not read as it is written either....pictures of an ambulance from another country!.....such a lot of fluff to fill the time
Weird commentary on this video puts you right off. A 'zero nil draw' for God's sake.
Crunched eyebrows are always a give away that a person is not in sound mind.
@ccahill2322
Ай бұрын
@er3947, Give over. The whole western world is an open air lunatic asylum and you are making pronouncements about the "signs?"
@Hello-hellowearethebillyboys
Ай бұрын
My dad always has his eyebrows down. He committed suicide. I’m the same although I’ve not committed suicide yet.
@er3947
Ай бұрын
@Hello-hellowearethebillyboys hope you don't,I know nothing can make us happy but be strong.
Died 11-11-11. Any significance?
@IneSiv-q9b
Ай бұрын
he died 27.11.2011? what you on about.
@crispy_T
Ай бұрын
In the video it states he passed away 11 November (which is incorrect)
Either the commentator here is an AI or knows absolutely nothing about football. There are so many mistakes in his commentary!
Very poorly narrated. You need to know the difference between a transfer fee and a contract plus other mistakes like "The Bolton Wanderers" WTF 😅
I don’t believe it was suicide
@mrbenn1489
Ай бұрын
Give your head a wobble.
@Globaldave1970
Ай бұрын
@@mrbenn1489 His wife left him in the house but when she came back she found she had left her key so slept in the car. When she woke up, she found Gary's body (she found the key then). Yeah, I really believe that.
@Paul-fi8hy
Ай бұрын
Ffs shut up ....idiot
@ThePARROT302
Ай бұрын
Ask Duncan Ferguson
@Paul-fi8hy
Ай бұрын
@veloblox murder ? Sex games ? What then ?
BWFC ARE CAPTAIN LOVELY MAN WORSHIPPED BY THE BOLTON FAITHFULL 😂Alan Shearer said it you wouldnt have known the night before his tragic death ,laughing and giggling on tv my birthday 13 th october just turned 40 that year ,,(day) as it was in 2004 great lad very missed
@around_of_apaws2381
Ай бұрын
My best line was when he said scoreline zero to nil
No secret, this is common. Hearts only find peace in the remembrance of ALLAH. Anything else is depression, misery, alcohol drug addiction. fact
bad video
she had affair ask big Duncan and he was gay
@SylvainMarveaux9
Ай бұрын
She definitely cheated on him. Don't think he was bent though
@derekthompson6492
Ай бұрын
@@SylvainMarveaux9 he was im not trying to put gary down he was a legend lovely bloke i met him its true
@SylvainMarveaux9
Ай бұрын
@@derekthompson6492 How do you know he was?
@derekthompson6492
Ай бұрын
@@SylvainMarveaux9 from a goodfriend of his
@eshehcha
Ай бұрын
@@derekthompson6492what friend?
His wife cheated on him
@IneSiv-q9b
Ай бұрын
Really how do you know? I want a proper source. Do you have any care for the family. His boys who will never get their dad back might see this? Stop spreading rumours
@maco8010
Ай бұрын
What a horrible fucking comment,,idiot
Known fact he was thought to be gay..
In the first sentence of this video the narrator says 'he always wanted ..dissapa??'... what on fckin earth is he talking about ??...what is the word he used and what is it ???... a bizarre video with odd narration.....weird.
@alunwall1458
Ай бұрын
it,s a robotic voice over .