Dwight Clark died
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What?! I'm shocked and deeply saddened. 61? What a great player.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Oh dear.
"Former 49ers great Dwight Clark dies at 61 after battle with ALS"
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...49ers-great-dwight-clark-dies-61-battling-als
"Former 49ers great Dwight Clark dies at 61 after battle with ALS"
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...49ers-great-dwight-clark-dies-61-battling-als
I hope they let them examine his brain. Does anyone doubt it will show CTE?
Wow. I believe his catch was essentially the start of the 49ers run. I love PSU football and watch little nfl football now. Maybe it’s just rationalizing but the pro sport seems so much more violent. Here’s hoping the new practice regimen is going to help minimize brain injury. And for our players who go to the pros may they pull a Barry Sanders or Lynn Swan and cash out early and in good health.
May he Rest In Peace.
His death reminded me of earlier 49er players’ deaths. Attached is an article from ‘86 of 49ers players with ALS.
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-17/sports/sp-3145_1_lou-gehrig-s-disease
His death reminded me of earlier 49er players’ deaths. Attached is an article from ‘86 of 49ers players with ALS.
http://articles.latimes.com/1986-12-17/sports/sp-3145_1_lou-gehrig-s-disease
I was 15 yrs old when Dwight Clark made me cry. I remember watching the Cowboys - Niners game with my dad. It came down to that fateful scramble to the right by Montana. Clark snuck behind Everson Walls for that perfect lob. My heart broke because I thought my Cowboys were heading to another Superbowl that year. Dwight Clark sent them home.
I would not be surprised if there is some correlation, but, I'm sure there are multiple examples of ALS sufferers who did not participate in a sport which produced head trauma. I keep thinking back to Tom Watson's caddy, Bruce Edwards, who died a few years ago from the disease. While I don't know Bruce's history, I'm going to think he didn't absorb head trauma that football players do.
a little dated but....
Repetitive head trauma resulting from collision sports such as football and boxing may be associated with a motor neuron disease that is similar to, yet distinct from, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), researchers reported in the September issue of theJournal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. The findings may represent the first pathologic evidence of a connection between motor neuron disease and head trauma, but they may also call into question past diagnoses of ALS, particularly in the case of athletes who play contact sports and military veterans, who are diagnosed with ALS at a higher rate than the general population.
Ann C. McKee, MD, and colleagues observed the brains and
https://www.mdedge.com/neurologyrev...re-diseases/head-trauma-may-lead-als-disorder
Agree.
They said it was from ALS.
With all the talk and concern with concussions and CTE has there been any correlation between that and ALS?
It seems an awful lot of football players have it.
Clark himself was convinced there was a link between his ALS and having played football. He didn't make a big public fuss about it, but he was clear in that belief.
His death is the big story in the news here today. He was extremely popular here.
