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Former NFL star, sportscasting pioneer Irv Cross diagnosed with stage 4 CTE

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Concussion Legacy Foundation | The family of Irv Cross is announcing today that Boston University CTE Center researchers diagnosed the former NFL cornerback and broadcasting legend with stage 4 (of 4) chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Cross died exactly two years ago today at the age of 81. Read more.

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United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) concludes CTE is caused by repetitive traumatic brain injuries

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Concussion Legacy Foundation | The National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), is formally acknowledging publicly, for the first time, that the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repetitive traumatic brain injuries. Read more.

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