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samnsara

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4. when my dtr was in high school in the mid 80s we all went to the homecoming game and one of the

Reply to nightwing1240 (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 09:31 AM

Jan 2023

..players on our side collapsed. His mom and sister...nurses...rushed the field to give him CPR.. He didnt make it.

He had an diagnosed heart problem.

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Remembering the tragic day Detroit Lions' Chuck Hughes died on the field 50 years ago [View all] nightwing1240 Jan 2023 OP

I had forgotten it also. Watched it on TV. gibraltar72 Jan 2023 #1

Terrible tragedy that day nightwing1240 Jan 2023 #2

Looked it up ...had 75 percent blockage of arteries in his heart JT45242 Jan 2023 #3

when my dtr was in high school in the mid 80s we all went to the homecoming game and one of the samnsara Jan 2023 #4

Undiagnosed Rebl2 Jan 2023 #6

Incredibly sad.. mountain grammy Jan 2023 #5