Disability Liaison Officer Duff Dies Tuesday, 4th Jun 2019 16:48 Town have announced that long-serving disability liaison officer Warner Duff died last night, aged 61. A familiar face around the club for more than 20 years, Duff won a number of awards while at Portman Road. He was named the Football League’s Fan of the Year in 2009 having been nominated by then-manager Jim Magilton, while in the same year he was voted Club Employee/Volunteer of the Year by the the National Association of Disabled Supporters. Also in 2009 he was a runner-up in ITV’s Pride of Britain awards. Duff ran the club’s disabled football team and was Town's first Community Champion, leading the teams out on the opening day of the 2016/17 season ahead of the 4-2 victory over Barnsley. "“I was privileged to have worked alongside Warner for over 15 years and in that time I got to witness what an incredible guy he was,” Town’s head of ticketing Donna Powell told the club site.""“ Any supporter that needed help in any way to attend a game would be directed to Warner and he would always go out of his way to assist. It’s no surprise that he won awards."" “On behalf of all the staff at Ipswich Town, I would like to pass on our deepest condolences to Warner’s family and friends at this very sad time.”
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