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To: Wegelhof

An NFL player died on the field in 1971.

I think in the ‘60s a an NFL player died from a broken neck in a pre-season game.


1,447 posted on 01/02/2023 6:38:10 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: jjotto

Don’t forget Jack “They Call Me Assassin” Tatum and Darryl Stingley back in 1978.

Or the Colts’ Burt Jones getting a separated shoulder after a hit by Al Baker of the Lions in a preseason game in 1977 — he was never the same again.


1,489 posted on 01/02/2023 9:21:16 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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To: jjotto

https://www.sportscasting.com/drew-bledsoe-legit-almost-died-from-the-hit-that-allowed-tom-brady-to-become-a-legend/


1,505 posted on 01/02/2023 10:07:19 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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