Arena football player dies of injuries from on-field tackle
Chris ®
I know deaths related to football were somewhat common in the distant
past (one major attempt to remedy that fact was the introduction of the
foward pass), but does anyone know if any NFL player ever died from an
on-field injury?
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Bill A.
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> I know deaths related to football were somewhat common in the distant
> past (one major attempt to remedy that fact was the introduction of the
> foward pass), but does anyone know if any NFL player ever died from an
> on-field injury?
The end of this article discusses more game related deaths.
Bill
Jeff Gersten
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>I know deaths related to football were
>somewhat common in the distant past (one
>major attempt to remedy that fact was the
>introduction of the foward pass), but does
>anyone know if any NFL player ever died from
>an on-field injury?
<snip>
'Several N.F.L. players have died during or shortly after games.
Detroit Lions receiver Chuck Hughes died of a heart attack during a game
on Oct. 24, 1971. In 1963, Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back Stone
Johnson died 10 days after he broke his neck in an exhibition game
against the Houston Oilers while blocking on a kickoff return.
In 1960, tackle Howard Glenn of the New York Titans, the forerunners of
the Jets, injured his neck on a play and died soon afterward.
Washington Redskins tackle Dave Sparks, in 1954, and Chicago Cardinals
tackle Stan Mauldin, in 1948, died of heart attacks after games. Two
college football players have died from neck-related injuries in the
past 15 years.
<end snip>
number6
Jeff Gersten wrote:
> 'Several N.F.L. players have died during or shortly after games.
>
> Detroit Lions receiver Chuck Hughes died of a heart attack during a
game
> on Oct. 24, 1971. In 1963, Kansas City Chiefs rookie running back
Stone
> Johnson died 10 days after he broke his neck in an exhibition game
> against the Houston Oilers while blocking on a kickoff return.
>
> In 1960, tackle Howard Glenn of the New York Titans, the forerunners
of
> the Jets, injured his neck on a play and died soon afterward.
>
> Washington Redskins tackle Dave Sparks, in 1954, and Chicago
Cardinals
> tackle Stan Mauldin, in 1948, died of heart attacks after games. Two
> college football players have died from neck-related injuries in the
> past 15 years.
> <end snip>
I don't count the heart attacks as injuries ... They're the result of
an illness
So that means 2 in the pros ... Stone Johnson and Howard Glenn ...
More than bowling ... less than car racing ..