This seems to be the lot of professional athletes.
The New York Times had this piece today:
"Rick Martin, the former N.H.L. star, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated brain trauma, when he died last March of a heart attack at age 59. … His only known concussion occurred in a 1978 game against the Rangers during which his head hit the ice, causing immediate convulsions. Martin wore a helmet for the rest of his career."
One concussion did the damage.
Think of that when you are watching footie or hockey this weekend.
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