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Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcasting pioneer who died two years ago at the age of 81, had stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston University CTE Center said Tuesday.

Mr. Cross was diagnosed during life with mild cognitive impairment and was found at autopsy to have stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is the most severe type of the disease,” said Dr. Ann McKee, director of Boston University’s CTE Center, in a statement. “He is one of the 345 former NFL players diagnosed with CTE by the BU CTE Center and UNITE brain bank team out of 376 former NFL players studied.”

Former players studied by the BU CTE Center have chosen to donate their brains to the center or have had their brains donated by their families after their deaths.    

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/28...h-cte-spt/index.html

Just so bad CTE has destroyed these players lives……

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@DH13 posted:

Back in the day, it wasn't Packer Sunday without Irv Cross teeing up the day's contests.



There is a great interview with Irv and Lawrence Taylor talking about the violence of the game, but I can't find it

This one will suffice:
Every single hit in this highlight is now a penalty or an ejection.
At the time, it was just called football. Lynn Dickey makes an appearance too as one of Taylor's prey.

@Blair Kiel posted:

He got to name the venue. Next meat is my designation…Proud Boy picnic.

Thanks guys. My kids just asked me if proud boy picnic has something to do with Peter Pan. We're about to watch Hook now so they can show me it does.

I think he looks familiar but was told the guy running it took some other job in another state, so it'll be someone new this summer. My kids always gain so much weight at that camp they have to then attend fat camp in August. I don't understand it.

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