Burrow died at the age of 41 earlier this month after a four-and-a-half-year battle with the incurable illness. The eight-time Super League champion fought the disease in the public eye to raise awareness, demonstrating the courage that marked him out as one of the bravest players in rugby league. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Slater, who himself has been living with MND since 2022, will continue to shine a light on the cruel illness in the hope of one day finding a cure. "Rob was a special human," the 35-year-old told BBC Breakfast. "He has left us so many incredible stories and that's just his rugby career alone – how successful he was defying the odds, the size of the spirit he had "Then you move on to his life with MND, his devotion to Lindsey [Burrow's wife] and the kids and then of course leading so many of us out of the darkness by shining a light on MND.
Advertisement Advertisement "That's why when I heard Rob had passed away the first words I could think of were 'thank you'. "So many people now have that voice including myself and that's a real gift he's been able to give the MND community. "The more we see how shocking life is with MND, knowing [there is] no treatment and no cure adds to that message as well because it's so cruel.
"If we continue to do that with fantastic people and the ama.