
CTE
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Did Ernest Hemingway Succumb to CTE? PBS Doc Explores His Ill-Fated Concussions
By Jeremy Bailey | April 9, 2021 @ 9:16 PMThe great American novelist died more than 40 years before the discovery of the degenerative brain disease
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UNC Football Coach Larry Fedora Tackled for Rant About CTE: ‘Our Game Is Under Attack’ (Video)
By Tony Maglio | July 18, 2018 @ 2:51 PMWith pigskin participation in decline, ”Our country will go down, too,“ he tells reporters at ACC Media Day
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Cris Carter Tears Up Over CTE, Aaron Hernandez: ‘I’ve Had Teammates Who Killed Themselves’
By Umberto Gonzalez | September 22, 2017 @ 4:35 PM”I wonder what’s going to happen to our generation?… I worry what my future is,“ says emotional NFL Hall of Famer
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CTE Found in 99 Percent of Tested NFL Brains
By Debbie Emery | July 25, 2017 @ 12:48 PMFrom the 111 brains of former pro football players tested, 110 showed signs of the degenerative disease
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WWE Sued by Dozens of Former Wrestlers Over Head Injuries
By Tim Kenneally | July 19, 2016 @ 4:35 PMJimmy ”Superfly“ Snuka is among the many pro grapplers who claim organization failed to care for them
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BMX Star Dave Mirra Suffered From CTE, Doctor Says
By Tim Kenneally | May 24, 2016 @ 1:24 PMChampion racer, who hosted MTV reality show ”The Challenge,“ died of an apparent suicide in February
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WWE Superstar Chyna’s Brain to Be Donated to Science for CTE Study
By Reid Nakamura | April 22, 2016 @ 5:04 PM”We want to donate her brain. We want to know what made Chyna tick,“ manager Anthony Anzaldo says
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Kevin Turner, Lead Plaintiff in NFL Head Injury Lawsuit, Dies at 46
By Debbie Emery | March 24, 2016 @ 3:54 PMPhiladelphia Eagles and New England Patriots fullback was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2010
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Soccer Star Brandi Chastain Pledges to Donate Her Brain to CTE Research
By Debbie Emery | March 3, 2016 @ 5:59 PM”If we can learn something, we should … I won’t need it,“ 1999 World Cup champion says
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Dave Mirra May Have Had CTE, Mayor Suggests
By Tim Kenneally | February 5, 2016 @ 11:23 AM”He took a lot of injuries in his career,“ Greenville, North Carolina’s Allen Thomas notes
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Super Bowl Champion Quarterback Ken Stabler Had CTE
By Tony Maglio | February 3, 2016 @ 5:27 AMNicknamed ”The Snake,“ the Oakland Raiders legend died last July
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Super Bowl Champion Tyler Sash Had Advanced CTE When He Died at Age 27
By Debbie Emery | January 26, 2016 @ 9:16 PMThe former New York Giants safety died from an accidental overdose of painkillers in September
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Sony to Screen ‘Concussion’ Free to Football Players as NFL Closes Purse to CTE Research
By Matt Donnelly | December 23, 2015 @ 12:16 PMFootball league did not contribute cash to grant program identifying brain condition in living players
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Frank Gifford Suffered From Concussion-Related Brain Disease, Family Reveals
By Tony Maglio | November 25, 2015 @ 11:37 AMTeam of pathologists diagnosed CTE in brain of late New York Giants’ star, ”Monday Night Football“ broadcaster