Bill Gates (footballer)William Lazenby Gates was an English professional footballer who played as a central defender.CareerBorn in Ferryhill, Gates played for Middlesbrough. He later played for Spennymoor United. He retired aged 30 after suffering from migraines, and later qualified as an accountant before opening a series of sports shops. He inspired a charity campaign related to footballers with dementia after heading footballs, for which his wife, Dr Judith Gates, launched the "Head for Change" and "Head Safe Football" charities. A documentary about Gates called The Billion Pound Game was released shortly after his death.