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Former NFL Quarterback Ken Stabler Had Brain Disease CTE
Source: Associated Press
Former NFL Quarterback Ken Stabler Had Brain Disease CTE
By JIMMY GOLEN, AP SPORTS WRITER
BOSTON — Feb 3, 2016, 1:33 PM ET
Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, the late NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner who is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE, Boston University researchers said Wednesday.
Stabler, who died of colon cancer at 69 in July, had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Dr. Ann McKee told The Associated Press. McKee said the disease was widespread throughout his brain, with "quite severe" damage to the regions involving learning, memory and regulation of emotion.
"We've now found CTE in former NFL players who played every position except kicker," said McKee, a professor of neurology at Boston University. "While we know on average that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune."
The diagnosis was first reported by The New York Times.
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By JIMMY GOLEN, AP SPORTS WRITER
BOSTON — Feb 3, 2016, 1:33 PM ET
Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler, the late NFL MVP and Super Bowl winner who is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE, Boston University researchers said Wednesday.
Stabler, who died of colon cancer at 69 in July, had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Dr. Ann McKee told The Associated Press. McKee said the disease was widespread throughout his brain, with "quite severe" damage to the regions involving learning, memory and regulation of emotion.
"We've now found CTE in former NFL players who played every position except kicker," said McKee, a professor of neurology at Boston University. "While we know on average that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune."
The diagnosis was first reported by The New York Times.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nfl-quarterback-ken-stabler-brian-disease-cte-36683531
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BTW, I took college courses in Archery and Billiards! I passed!! Not bad for an engineer!!
I started in engineering, but everyone was a nerd who wore pocket protectors and HP calculators on their belt. So I switched to Geophysics.
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