Lawrie McMenemy

Biography

Lawrie McMenemy is a former football manager who won the FA Cup with Southampton in 1976. He became an ambassador of Alzheimer's Society in 2011.

Considered a legend with the south coast club, Lawrie also managed Northern Ireland's national team and coached the England national side during the 1990's. Lawrie has also been a TV football pundit for a number of years.

Lawrie has a personal link to the Society as his mother-in-law had dementia. He officially started the Bupa Great South Run and is a passionate supporter of the local services in Hampshire.

'I've experienced a loved one with dementia as my mother-in-law had the condition before she sadly died in March this year. It's a devastating illness that is heartbreaking to go through.'