David Will Explained

David Houston Will (20 November 1936 – 25 September 2009) was a Scottish association football administrator who held a number of prominent positions.

A solicitor by profession,^[1] Will was chairman of Brechin City for two decades, before becoming president of the Scottish Football Association (the governing body of Scottish football) and a vice-president of FIFA (the governing body of world football).^{[1] [2]}

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2002 Birthday Honours for services to association football.^[3]

Will died of cancer in September 2009 at the age of 72.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. News: Former FIFA campaigner and SFA administrator David Will dies, aged 72. 25 September 2009. 25 September 2009. The Scotsman . https://web.archive.org/web/20090928050046/http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Former-FIFA-campaigner-and-SFA.5679696.jp . 28 September 2009.
2. News: Scottish FA mourns death of Will. 25 September 2009. 25 September 2009. BBC Sport.
3. News: Honours for Scotland . BBC News . 14 June 2002 . 12 August 2019.