Former QPR star Stan Bowles has passed away at 75 after fighting Alzheimer's disease, the football club shared. Stan Bowles, born in Collyhurst in north Manchester, began his football journey with Manchester City as a young apprentice.
He played for Crewe and Carlisle before making a big move. In 1972, he joined QPR and became a legend there, playing 315 league games and scoring 97 times in seven years.
He was a key player when QPR nearly won the top league in 1975-76. QPR released a statement saying: "It is with a heavy heart we have learned that QPR icon Stan Bowles sadly passed away this evening (Saturday), aged 75.
All our thoughts are with his family and friends at this incredibly difficult time. May he rest in peace." The club also said: "The club will be confirming how we will be paying a fitting tribute to Stan in due course." Bowles was known as a brilliant but unpredictable player.
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