Darti Brown Obituary

 

Maidenhead United was saddened to hear of the recent passing of former player Darti Brown. 

 

Darti had been diagnosed with a rare one-in-one-million aggressive form of terminal cancer, Cardiac Sarcoma. A well-attended ‘All Stars’ match was held at York Road in November last year to raise funds towards Darti’s treatment. Sadly, Darti has lost his fight against this cruel illness which he battled with the trademark tenacity he showed during his playing career. 

 

Darti signed for Johnson Hippolyte’s Magpies in December 2006 having previously captained a Yeading side managed by Drax to promotion. Within months, Darti had another promotion on his CV, considered by some in attendance at the Southern League Premier Play-Off final victory over Team Bath at Twerton Park to have been the Magpies ‘Man of the Match’ on the day. Darti made 67 starts for the Magpies in addition to 3 substitute appearances, scoring 4 times during a memorable period for the club. 

 

Maidenhead United sends its condolences to the family and friends of Darti at this sad time.