I had no idea...Anniversary of Chuck Hughes death on the field

[Big Turk]

I never knew this even happened...only NFL player to ever die on the field... apparently had a heart attack...

 

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/50-years-ago-detroit-lions-165047379.html

[Beast]

He had a heart attack seven weeks prior as well, after a game against the Bills. (According to the article)

 

Truly the days of rub some dirt on it.

Edited October 24, 2021 by Beast

[machine gun kelly]

https://www.history.com/.amp/news/how-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football
 

certainly the only NFL death, but it reminded me of a story on here a year or two ago by one of our historians (probably old man fan or Chand as they are great at reminding us of our past) how Teddy R. saved football.

 

Granted it was college, but football was brutal at the turn of the century.  I also remember, but couldn’t find in previous professional football leagues around WW1 there were still a number of deaths.

 

Thankfully the sport evolved and pretty good in 100 years of the NFL, there’s only been one death.  I thought for sure when Kevon Everett wemt

down on our field, there was going to be a second.  That was a medical miracle.

 

Thanks for sharing Turk.

[BuffaloBill]

2 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

https://www.history.com/.amp/news/how-teddy-roosevelt-saved-football
 

certainly the only NFL death, but it reminded me of a story on here a year or two ago by one of our historians (probably old man fan or Chand as they are great at reminding us of our past) how Teddy R. saved football.

 

Granted it was college, but football was brutal at the turn of the century.  I also remember, but couldn’t find in previous professional football leagues around WW1 there were still a number of deaths.

 

Thankfully the sport evolved and pretty good in 100 years of the NFL, there’s only been one death.  I thought for sure when Kevon Everett wemt

down on our field, there was going to be a second.  That was a medical miracle.

 

Thanks for sharing Turk.

 

 

I wonder how Kevin is doing now. 

[Big Turk]

47 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

I wonder how Kevin is doing now. 

 

Here is a Reddit thread from last year talking about it...someone posted an update they heard... take from it what you will 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/buffalobills/comments/jig6xs/do_we_know_what_happened_to_kevin_everett/

 

 

[BuffaloBill]

3 hours ago, Big Turk said:

 

Here is a Reddit thread from last year talking about it...someone posted an update they heard... take from it what you will 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/buffalobills/comments/jig6xs/do_we_know_what_happened_to_kevin_everett/

 

 

Thanks for posting.

[RoyBatty is alive]

17 hours ago, Big Turk said:

I never knew this even happened...only NFL player to ever die on the field... apparently had a heart attack...

 

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/50-years-ago-detroit-lions-165047379.html

Debatable but it was not a heart attack most of us are familiar with.

 

He was hit so hard his aorta was severed from his heart so yes in fact he died of a heart attack but it wasn't a "heart attack" most of us are familiar with. 

[Big Turk]

51 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

Debatable but it was not a heart attack most of us are familiar with.

 

He was hit so hard his aorta was severed from his heart so yes in fact he died of a heart attack but it wasn't a "heart attack" most of us are familiar with. 

 

Wow...that is terrible!

[Wacka]

From what I remember reading when it happened, he was a WR and was walking back to the line of scrimmage and collapsed. Died right there.

[holla83]

On 10/25/2021 at 12:45 PM, RoyBatty is alive said:

Debatable but it was not a heart attack most of us are familiar with.

 

He was hit so hard his aorta was severed from his heart so yes in fact he died of a heart attack but it wasn't a "heart attack" most of us are familiar with. 

According to Wikipedia it was a "traditional" heart attack. One of his coronary arteries was 75% blocked and wasn't diagnosed. That was the cause. He collapsed heading back to the huddle after a play... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Hughes

Edited October 26, 2021 by holla83