Not a bad age to die, considering what he did for a living for a few years. The worst is the brain damage from being hit and hitting. The helmet doesn’t protect against the hardness and repetitiveness of all those hits.
If you take a moment to contemplate how you made your statement, I'm sure you could find better words to reflect the fact that the NFL is sadly, a brutal sport.
(Note: I love the game of football. I hate how it destroys bodies, and know we can do better as a smart, innovative, football-loving nation. And I don't give a rat's @ss if any of you call me a wuss for wanting safer football.)
I think that expresses it perfectly well, and not unkindly.
My first thought was: the tough old b-----d made it to 67, good for him.