The football legend also spoke about his fear of losing his memory.
Former Aberdeen and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has opened up on the death of his much-loved wife Cathy in a candid new interview.
The couple had been married for nearly 60 years when Cathy – who he previously described as his “bedrock” – passed away in October last year at the age of 84.
Speaking on the loss of Cathy in the rare interview, the 82-year-old told the BBC: “Well, 58 years is a long long time, she was a great great wife, a fantastic mother and a great grandmother.
“She was the leader of the band, no doubt about that.” The couple met in 1964, when Ferguson was 23 and playing for Dunfermline Athletic, and married in 1966, shortly before his move to Rangers.
She was at his side throughout his managerial career, as he moved from East Stirlingshire to St Mirren, before Aberdeen and Manchester United, and also taking the reigns of Scotland.They had three sons, Mark, Darren, and Jason, and earlier this year it emerged she left him more than £3million in her will, as she had built up a £3,299,823 estate by the time of her death.
