I also read that story. Very sad ... and very understandable. With the benefit of hindsight, it sure seems irresponsible for Scot to disregard the medical risks and shop for a doctor to clear him .. and reprehensible that the NFL would do the same. AND, I can understand why someone who had devoted so much time to football as a career would want to find a way to keep playing.
Mary On Wed, May 30, 2018 at 8:30 PM, Charlie <ces1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I read a very sad story about Scot's health the other day. His wife says > he has Alzheimer's at age 60 and is in a pretty bad way. Additionally he's > had a couple of strokes and heart problems. His claim for compensation has > been turned down by the NFL. > I had to refresh my memory about his time at UF when he was knocked > unconscious in the 1st game of 1979 and never played another game for UF . > He was advised to give up football but found a doctor that cleared him and > of course went on to play several years in the NFL. > Here's a link to the story > http://www.tbnweekly.com/opinion/columnists/no-game- > worth-price-scot-brantley-is-paying/article_9502df40-6436- > 11e8-9cda-c7c5e2da983d.html > > Charlie > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gatortalk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
