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To: basalt

My father played football in the 1940s and in college in the 1950s

He played when they played without helmets. No face masks
He had vertebral fractures, had his teeth knocked out as did the guys he played with

We had football on for 30 years of college and NFL

No one ever dropped dead on the field

This is going to happen repeatedly in the next few years and we’re going to have to hear people say ‘it’s this or it’s that”

It is stroke. Period.


38 posted on 01/02/2023 7:04:51 PM PST by stanne
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To: stanne
Wrong. Detroit Lions/Chicago Bears early 70s.
59 posted on 01/02/2023 7:11:35 PM PST by bella1 (DeSantis 2024)
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To: stanne

such a stupid post im not gonna even responde...


76 posted on 01/02/2023 7:16:22 PM PST by basalt
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To: stanne

Around 1900 many players died. They had little protection and few rules had been developed. Some schools stopped playing football. The Ivies recruited young kids from the factories and farms. Many died.


107 posted on 01/02/2023 7:44:54 PM PST by ladyjane
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