Dr Leonard Sash obituary

Dr Leonard Sash, who has died aged 89 after a long period of illness, was an NHS GP and consultant physician to the Arsenal football team.

Born in Delmas in the East Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa, Len was the son of Bessie (nee Liverman) and Max Sash, a GP working in the district of the then Orange Free State. His elder brother, Sydney, also became a doctor, and his sister, Cecily, was an acclaimed artist.