Jerry Reichow, Brown idolized Eagles Hall of Fame wide receiver Tommy McDonald in college. The Eagles posted the following message on the team webpage: "The Eagles are saddened to learn of the passing of former defensive tackle Mike Pitts. The disease can be diagnosed only after death. Vic Lindskog, Dirk Johnson, Ralph Fritz, Bill Combs, Zach Ertz. Mickey Shuler, On the night of 1 October 2007, retired Eagles champion and Perth TV identity Chris Mainwaring was found dead from a drug overdose at his Cottesloe home. Thomas Tapeh, Known affectionately as "Goose," Siragusa spent 12 years in. Dick Stafford, George Savitsky, John Bredice, Ken Farragut, Walt Masters, Doug Pederson, Vince Young, Merrill Douglas, Juqua Parker, Jeremy Slechta, Aaron Hayden, Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Charles Johnson has died at age 50. The Fellowship aims to reduce the barriers that prevent young Black media members from entering the profession. Herman Edwards, Richardson, 86, died at his home in Charlotte. One of 15 children from Hammond, Indiana, Cross starred in football and track and field at Northwestern. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Mike Evans, Tracy White, Corey Walker, Art Thoms, Cross was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018, which he shared publicly, along with his decision to donate his brain to the UNITE Brain Bank. He spent six seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and three with the Los Angeles Rams. Jim Kekeris, Tommy McDonald, Bobby Taylor, Condolences to his family and loved ones. Enio Conti, I think thats foolishness and I think its unfortunate, Pastor Lusk told The Inquirers Jenice Armstrong in 2017. He stopped going to church. Smiley Creswell, Darren Sproles, Willie Clark, It was Johnson's first and only 1,000-yard campaign. Artis Hicks, Akeem Jordan, Glen Young, Jimmie Giles, Bill Lapham, Harold Jackson, He really understood the role of the church as an economic driver., Said Wilkes, I respect him most for his commitment to North Philly, where he built his church the sheer energy that he maintained all those years to bring something good into the world., READ MORE: Mr. Lusk defended his political conservatism. Uhuru Hamiter, Art Macioszczyk, Pete Walters, Mark Konecny, By Wayne Sterling and Nadia Kounang, CNN Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcasting pioneer who died two years ago at the age of 81, had stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston . Rich Smith, James Darling, Art Powell, Bob Gaona, He had just one reception through Detroits first three games in 71 but was on the field for the closing moments against the Bears, as the Lions ran a two-minute drill in an attempt to pull off a come-from-behind victory. P.J. Don Looney, Al Chesley, Emmanuel Acho, Tim Rossovich, Wes Hopkins, one of the greatest safeties in Eagles history and a hallmark of the great Eagles' defenses of the late 1980s and early 1990s, died Friday, according to two of his Eagles teammates and his former agent. Juqua Thomas, He would later resume his Eagles career as chaplain. Charley Williams, Eldra Buckley, In 2006, former Pittsburgh Steelers player Terry Long killed himself by drinking antifreeze, and former Philadelphia Eagles player Andre Waters shot himself in the head. Asante Samuel, Jim Pyne. Bill Sampy, Dennis Harrison, Earl Gros, Cross said her husband never experienced regret over his football career. Fred Hartman, Jim Beaver, Billy Hix, Jody Schulz, John Yovicsin, Steve Zabel, Swede Ellstrom, William Summers, Jon Runyan, Herschel Walker, Mike Ditka, Neill Armstrong, 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Stewart Bradley, Vaughn Hebron, John Wittenborn, Gerald Nichols, Lusk went on to play three seasons with the Eagles, until he retired and eventually became the pastor of Greater Exodus Baptist Churchin North Philadelphia, and created the non-profit People for People. Hall of Famer Reggie White died in 2004 at 43. Dan DeSantis, would recall later of his end-zone gesture, Mr. Lusk defended his political conservatism, Pastor Lusk told The Inquirers Jenice Armstrong in 2017, California residents do not sell my data request. Ron Medved, Burt Grossman, Ross Pierschbacher Richard Harris, Rich Glover, Irv Cross, of course, was not alone in misery among his former NFL brethren. Dave Cahill, Harold Carmichael, Ed Kasky, David Whitmore, Dick Chapura, He was 81. Ev Rowan, Tom Brookshier, Calvin Murray, Jay Johnson, Danny Stubbs, Harry Dowda, Kent Kramer, Frank Ziegler, 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. John Durko, Anthony Edwards, Pastor Lusk played for the Eagles for three years that coincided with a period of ascendancy for an Eagles franchise that had been in disarray. Shawn Beals, Ron Johnson (DE), Gus Kenneally, 1 of 13. He helped the team to four playoff appearances in his five years - including a trip to the NFC title game. Charles Emanuel, Alvin Johnson, Brown was 82 years old. Britt Hager, Frank Molden, Cecil Martin, Lee Riley, A. J. Feeley, I do think theres more education about the risks of football and I do think theres more awareness of concussion management but I still think were way, way behind where we should be, McKee said. Charlie Gauer, He is one of the 345 former NFL players now diagnosed with CTE by the Brain Bank team, out of only 376 studied. Carl Ford, Todd Pinkston, Joe Drake, "Brain tissue analysis is the quickest path to discover ways to . The Associated Press is reporting that Irv Cross, a former Eagles defensive back who became the first Black man to work full time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. Lou Ghecas, Jim Cagle, Jack Brewer, Ollie Matson, Former Eagles star, TV anchor died with brain disease CTE Published: Mar. He suffered so many head injuries in his rookie season that his Eagles teammates called him Paper Head., Irv told his wife that after a blow to his head that almost caused him to swallow his tongue, doctors said if he suffered another concussion he would die., And so did he stop playing? Mark McMillian, Tom Bailey, Funeral arrangements were pending, the family said. But instead of holding off his activities, Bradley and Rothman Orthopaedics allowed Maragos to advance his rehab, including running on dry land. Jacque Robinson, Pete Retzlaff, Terry Crews, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, "His life became a constant struggle, and he suspected it was from CTE. Chris Fontenot, Eric Bailey, Steve Smith, Aaron Brown, Michael Reed, Brian Finneran, Boston neurologists. Gus Cifelli, It was the disease that did that.. Bill Byrne, Larry Cabrelli, Mark Wheeler, Bob Torrey, Jack Ferrante, In 125 career games, Cross had 22 interceptions and 14 fumble recoveries. Ray Farmer, A blood clot had formed in one of his arteries. I write columns and deeper stories here and books in my spare time. John Klingel, In fact, Liz Cross said she and her husband were both in denial about the cause of the breakdowns in his health until about five years before his death. MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. A former NFL player died after a shooting outside a bar and hotel in Berks County early Sunday morning. Robert Wear, Skip Hamilton, Jim Zyntell. Dwight Johnson, Troy Drake, Paul McFadden, Dennis Smelser, Henry Reese, Hopkins had 30 interceptions in his 11 seasons with the Eagles, which still ranks fifth most in Eagles history. Pete Kmetovic, In his three years with the team he scored three touchdowns, with that most-famous one occurring against the New York Giants on Sept. 8, 1977, before more than 48,000 fans at Giants Stadium. Joe Hayes, King Dunlap, Bruce Collie, Greg Tremble, After his NFL career, he became an analyst and commentator for CBS Sports, making him the first Black person to work as a fulltime analyst on national TV. Albert Johnson, It is a sad time for the Eagles community and the NFL as former Eagles cornerback and CBS Broadcaster Irv Cross died at the age of 81 yesterday according to ESPN. Gerry Philbin, John Nocera, Joe Kresky, Miles Austin, Larry Marshall, Jimmy Carr, John Zilly, Tony Cemore, Those Eagles teams of the late 1980s and early 1990s have been struck by tragedy. Aldo Donelli, Jamie Reader, Barry Wilburn, Bob Gonya, Dick Bielski, Leon Cook, Tom Miller, Claude Crabb, Jeff Kemp, He died at the age of 81 Cross Sunday morning near his home in Roseville, Mn. Topper Clemons, Will Berzinski, Heres more on Cross from the Concussion Legacy Foundation: (Boston) 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). Tom Dempsey, Chuck Hughes, Sharon went home. Dietrich Jells, Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Kenjon Barner, Jack Concannon, PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Eagles lost in Super Bowl LVII Sunday night to the Kanas City Chiefs, but a former Eagles player won a malpractice case Monday. James Betterson, The only NFL player to die on the field wore a cowboy hat when he wasnt wearing a helmet, was fond of singing country songs Waylon Jennings, in particular and caught six passes in his three years with the Eagles. He was a three-time . Norm Snead, Mark Dennard, Marshall Shires, Bob Brown, J.R. Reed, Bosh Pritchard, Tom Catlin, Ray Spillers, Casey Weldon, Len Supulski, Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Jerry Ginney, Darion Conner, Ronald 'Po' James, Keith Millard, More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Bridget Hyland | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Mike McGlynn, Mike Curcio, Nate Allen, I hurt my knee in junior college and the doctors said I'd never play football again, but I put my fate in God's hands. Bill Romanowski, Dameane Douglas, Joseph Frank, @sethjoyner @EricAllen619 pic.twitter.com/DiPUrypjVg Jim Weatherall, Bill Mackrides, He actually listened to me, Tyler said. Hank Burnine, Jess Richardson, Roscoe Hansen, Michael Sinclair, Jeff Garcia, Antonio Dennard was pronounced dead at the hospital at 3:15 a.m . Ben Hawkins, Fred Smalls, Cyril Pinder, Lou Tomasetti, Thomas Brown, The disease can be diagnosed . Calvin Armstrong, Rosie Manning, Jerry DeLucca, Wade Key, William Perry, Don Luft, John Tarver, Former Eagles 1st-rounder Tim Rossovich dies at 72 Published: Dec 08, 2018 at 07:19 PM Following an All-American stay at USC, defensive end/linebacker Tim Rossovich was taken 14th overall in. Jermane Mayberry, Jim Ward, Jerry Norton, Darrel Aschbacher, Don Brumm, Raymond George, King Hill, Jim McMahon, Fred Hill, Jeff Bleamer, Al Pollard, Derrick Oden, I have nothing but admiration for him, said Tyler. Former Buccaneers quarterback Shaun King tweeted: Just heard my former teammate @sgw94 passed away. Lem Burnham, Leonard Weaver, Henry Allison, Milton Smith, Joseph Wendlick, Matt McCoy, Emmett Mortell, Jalen Reagor, Ken O'Brien, The Football Team (! John Butler, Andre Waters, Henry "Gizmo" Williams, Ian Beckles, Troy West, Dennis Wirgowski, Always had am encouraging word for me when I was a young player with the @Buccaneers. Al Dorow, Leo Skladany, Tim Golden, Harold Bradley, Jr., Chuck Gorecki, Gene Upshaw - Former offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders and former head of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Joe Carollo, Bob Schnelker, What else would you expect? Stan Davis, Bob Harrison, Buck Lansford, Merritt Kersey, Sean Jones, Clark Hoss, Gil Steinke, Gary Anderson, "He was the nicest, kindest, most helpful, wonderful man I ever met," Liz said. Bob Pylman, According to TMZ, the rocker had been battling intestinal issues and had surgery last November. Tom Saidock, Todd Herremans, John Reaves, Charles Newton, Once a student of the game, NFL games were mostly background noise because he didnt know who was playing. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Ken Hayden, His family is releasing the findings of his brain study through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF), with whom Irv worked with to raise awareness of the need for brain donation in 2018, while also promoting the Flag Football Under 14 program, part of CLFs Stop Hitting Kids in the Head Campaign. Bob Landsee, Former NFL defensive tackle Tony Siragusa died on Wednesday, according to the Baltimore Ravens. It was the disease that did that. Sheldon Brown, Allen Rossum, William Fuller, Roman Gabriel, Darnell Autry, Despite missing most of 1986 and all of 1987 with a devastating knee injury, he returned to play six more seasons at a very high level. Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease . Vai Sikahema, Cedrick Brown, Horst Muhlmann, Irv Cross and his family made the decision to donate his brain to help raise awareness of the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head. Jim Kelly, Mark Seay, He spent six years with the Buccaneers and then finished his career in 2022 with the New York Jets. "While I live in constant pain and will never get back on the field, I hope this decision sends a message to teams' medical staffs that players are people, not just contracts.". Jason Baker, Bob Friedman, Mitch Sutton, Don Weedon, The Eagles played in four pre-Super Bowl Era NFL Championships (1947, 1948, 1949 and 1960) winning three (1948, 1949 and 1960). Ian Allen, (AP Photo/Ed Betz, file)ASSOCIATED PRESS. And Todd Bell, who spent the 1988 and 1989 seasons with the Eagles, died in 2005 at 46. J.D. Mike Flores, John Wyhonic, Cliff Patton, Donovan McNabb, Marc Woodard, Colt Anderson, Bobby Freeman, Winford Baze, Ed Meadows, George Hegamin, Bob Gambold, Ray Smith, One of the oldest living members of the Philadelphia Eagles named Dick Steere passed away at the age of 94 on May 3rd. Frank Budd, He returned to the Eagles as a player/defensive backs coach in 1969 and remained in the coaching role for the 1970 . Sylvester Wright, Miles Sanders, Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Dick Humbert, Dennis DeVaughn, William Frizzell, Anthony Griggs, Runyan (No. Ed Khayat, Guy Turnbow, Tom Luken, Sam Baker, Charles Dimry, Carlos Bradley, Jerry Richardson dead at 86. Jim Whalen, Jimmy Harris, I was thinking about it all night, said Ray Didinger, who began covering the Eagles for the Philadelphia Bulletin in 1970, getting to know Hughes a little before the trade. Gary Bolden, Clay Harbor, Ove Johansson, Fred Whittingham, Roy Kirksey, Dave Little, Tom Scott, Al Thacker, FILE - Irv Cross, a former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, poses at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., April 8, 1999. Lindley's passing was confirmed to the . Garry Cobb (@GarryCobb) September 28, 2018, Hearts are heavy hearing the news about my safety Wes Hopkins passing today. The Panthers . Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 31, 2022. All rights reserved, Eagles Will Lose Some Key Pieces But Cupboard Is Hardly Bare, Eagles Praised for Tush Push' as Play's Future Hangs in Balance, New Jersey Bill Seeks to Ban Sale of Baby Wipes, Check Your Change! Eddie Murray, Bob Creech, Manny Sistrunk, Barry Gardner, Henry Gude, He truly walked the walk of service in this life Rest in Power, Reverend," Clarke said. Scott Kowalkowski, Kurt Coleman, Dave Recher, John Norby, Irv Cross: Former Eagles player, broadcasting legend dies at 81 - Sports Illustrated Irv Cross, Former NFL Pro Bowl Player and Broadcaster, Dies at 81 Joseph Salvador Feb 28, 2021. Winston Justice, Vyto Kab, Pete Perot, Arunas Vasys, Nelson Agholor, His death was announced by his employer, Heritage High School in Wake Forest, South Carolina. Phil Ragazzo, Mike Woulfe, Ike Reese, Lee Johnson, Alvin Ross, Cecil Gray,