Denis William Cashmore (May 21, 1907 to October 13, 1982) was a footballer for Watford Football Club, like his father George Cashmore before him. He played for the club from 1928 until 1932, but had to retire due to the onset of total deafness following a football-related accident.

Cashmore spent most of his life in Aldenham

Aldenham

This article is about the village in Hertfordshire. For the London Transport Bus Overhaul Works, see Aldenham Works.Aldenham is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, approx. three miles north-east of Watford and two miles from Radlett. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book and is one of...

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Watford

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 Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, UK. He married Dorothy Ethel and was father to three children: Donald, Raymond, and Heather. Cashmore was later divorced from his wife, who moved to Scotland

Scotland

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 with their eldest son, Donald. His son Raymond was also responsible in 1982 for the design of the new "family enclosure" at Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 17,477.-History:...

 after winning a club competition resulting in—amongst other things—his family being invited into the Chairmans' Lounge to have lunch with the then chairman Elton John

Elton John

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Cashmore died in Watford General Hospital/Peace Memorial Wing on October 13, 1982 after suffering for some time with prostate cancer

Prostate cancer

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. He is also the grandfather of British paranormal investigator and TV presenter/host Ian Cashmore

Ian Cashmore

Ian Cashmore is a British television personality specializing in paranormal phenomena.Cashmore has been involved in investigating the paranormal since the early 1980s...

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