Chuck Crist
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||
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| Born: | January 16, 1951 Salamanca, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | October 28, 2020 (aged 69) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Penn State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 1972 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Charles Thomas Crist (January 16, 1951 – October 28, 2020) was an American professional football
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After retiring from professional football, he served as a high school principal and elementary school principal in the Salamanca School District. Crist spent over four years on paid leave, facing undisclosed accusations, beginning November 2009; he was exonerated February 2014.[1][2] Crist announced his retirement from school administration effective January 29, 2015, citing health problems.[3] Prior to returning to Salamanca, Crist had also dabbled in assistant coaching with
Crist died October 28, 2020.[3][4] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[5][6]
References
- ^ Wilson, Sam (January 17, 2023). "Brown enters elite SHS company with 1K points". The Salamanca Press. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b Kindberg, Scott (2014). Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame profile for Chuck Crist. Originally written for The Post-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Charles T. "Chuck" Crist".
- ^ "Unpretentious Crist leaves a lasting legacy".
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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