+ 1 of the “ TRILOGY + 1” Study OF FOOTBALL NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES. Cleaats Co-principal investigator Dr. Munro Cullum In 2022 we know that the bell-ringing sound that occurs in football after a hard hit is not harmless. the ring conceals dangers that can manifest themselves decades later. Originally studied in boxers in the 1920s,…
PART I OF “A TRILOGY + 1 “ OF FOOTBALL AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES Hair as an helmet A photo from 1896 explains the illusion of a helmet as a protective device. During this era, the players grew their hair longer and wrapped bandages around their heads and over the tops of their ears. This process…
CTE Top is good brain bottom is stage 4 CTE Contributing to this report: Pro Football Writers Dave Campbell, Schuyler Dixon, Arnie Stapleton, Teresa M. Walker, and Sports Writers David Ginsburg, Bernie Wilson, Jim Vertuno, Steven Wine, and John Zenor. The study included quarterbacks who are taught to stay in the pocket, where they absorb…
Spanky Stephens who put together the team who wrote Natasha’s Law says “many do not realize that if a student continues to play with a concussion and receives a second head injury, there is a greater chance of severe brain damage or even death. “ Concussions in high school athletes may be a risk factor…
Terry Frei: tfrei@denverpost.com or @TFrei Autopsy: Ex-Texas Longhorns Tackle Greg Ploetz Had Stage 4 CTE Greg And Deb Ploetz Came To State Hoping Marijuana Oil Could Fight CTE By Terry FreiThe Denver Post Posted: 12/20/2015 05:12:47 PM Dec. 11, Deb Ploetz Took The Phone Call From Doctors And An Administrator At The Concussion Legacy Foundation…
By Terry Frei The Denver Post My story on Greg Ploetz, the former Texas defensive tackle from the Longhorns’ famous national championship team in 1969, is in the Sunday paper and here. I quote Greg several times in the story, simply noting he was speaking in 2001. Perhaps some wondered why I didn’t credit or…