Blood on the Field: Football Related Deaths

Blood on the Field: Football Related Deaths 1965 1979 Heart Attack Pulmonary Embolism 1983 1963 J.V. Cain Heart Attack Mack Lee Hill Larry Gordon Heart Attack Lucien Reeberg Tight End Fullback Linebacker 25 28 28 Professional football players are bigger, stronger, and faster than ever before. However, experts are concerned by how many of the players are dying young and suffering from health related 23 ailments. Age Position Team Player Reason for Death Year of Death The Scripps Howard Study investigated the deaths of 3,850 pro-football players born since 1905. Of the 130 players who died before age 50, the study found: 28% of all pro-football players born in the last century who qualified as obese, died before their 50th birthday, Today, 56% of all players on NFL rosters are cat- egorized as obese. One of every 69 players born since 1955 is now dead. 77% of those who died of heart diseases qualified as obese, even during their careers. The average weight in the NFL has grown by 10% since 1985, to a current average of 248 pounds. 22% died of heart diseases. Of those players who died: Sources: 19% died from homicides or suicides. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sportspeople_who_died_during_their_careers http://espn.go.com/page2/s/caple/010802.html http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/21/national/main789026.shtml 2001 Heat Stroke Korey Stringer Ischaemic Heart Diseas Offensive Tackle Thomas Herrion 27 astensive Guard Defensive End 21 Gaines Adams Neck Injury Stone Johnson 23 Dave Sparks ght End Defensive Tackle Running Back 1948