Stewart Hillis

In 1970 Hillis became the team doctor for Clydebank F.C. and remained in this position for 27 years.[7]

He had a brief spell as club doctor at Rangers F.C. but during this period the club signed Daniel Prodan in 1998 without some significant medical problems being discovered before the completion of the deal.[8] When the club's owner David Murray rushed the deal for the player through, Hillis hadn't been allowed the normal amount of time to complete his medical checks.[9]

In 1976, he began working with the Scottish Football Association to provide medical support for the Scotland national under-21 football team and he covered 54 matches.[3] In 1982, he was promoted to cover the Scotland national team doctor.[10] In 1985, at the Wales vs Scotland football match in Cardiff, the Scotland team manager Jock Stein collapsed and although Hillis and the team attempted resuscitation, Stein died from a heart attack.[11] Hillis helped establish the Sports Medicine Centre inside Hampden Park, the first of its kind in a national stadium.[4] He stepped down as the Scotland team doctor in 2010, but remained involved research and he continued to be involved with the SFA.[12] He became the medical director of the SFA.

In 1986, he became a member of UEFA's Medical Committee[7] and he had several stints as vice-chairman of the committee.[13][14] He was a medical adviser to FIFA.[3]

Hillis had been working with the medical team to prepare for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2] He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in May 2014, however he continued to work until the middle of June.