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Hyde: A Dolphin, A Dream, A Death — A Modern Football Story

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This is the story of a man who followed his fantastic dream to the Dolphins. It ends in death. And not just death at age 53, but memory loss, anger, questions for science, a continued lawsuit and his widow saying, “I’m proud he achieved his dream, but if he hadn’t achieved it, he’d still be with me.”

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-hyde-robert-sowell-20180601-story.html
 
Wow. I remember that guy! Had no idea about this. Thanks for sharing.
 
From the Garth Brooks song:

"I could have missed the pain but I'd of had to miss the dance…"
 
We'll be hearing more and more of this until these ex-players are taken care of. Kiick and Buoniconti won't be far off. And those are the ones we know about. You won't hear about the Mike Websters until after the fact.

Big facility out by a lake where players with deteriorating brains can die surrounded by friends. Just sayin. Should've happened about 20 years ago. The longer they drag their feet, the higher the probability of football as we know it being effected ... or worse. Not to mention it's the human thing to do and there's no shortage of cash. The way these people have been treated by the NFL (***Goodell***) is nothing short of monstrous. This is what happens when you put politicians in commissioner roles. But hey ... at least the NFL is making all those dollas!
 
I remembered the name but only vaguely the player.

Depressing. I was just reading about David Woodley's life and death yesterday. Yes, he died years ago but I didn't realize what a lonely life he had until yesterday.
 
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I absolutely remember him. I did not know his story though. Very sad - what he did to make it to the NFL and then pay such a price. I’m with Dole on the bigger picture here.
 
I think blaming Goodell is off base. He just happens to be the one having to be the point man and deal with the matter after it was ignored for years under previous Commissioners. The owners are to blame too for dragging their feet on funding assistance for the affected retired players.
 
Wishfishin said:
I think blaming Goodell is off base. He just happens to be the one having to be the point man and deal with the matter after it was ignored for years under previous Commissioners. The owners are to blame too for dragging their feet on funding assistance for the affected retired players.
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You go straight to the man at the top ... who's been there for 12 years. Plenty of time to make significant change. Owners are obviously complicit but there's no need to single out the strays.

Just think about this for a second. The NFL went on a similar crusade as Big Tobacco, throwing $ at the idea that football did not have a causal relationship to ex-players prematurely losing their minds. This went on for decades. Millions upon millions of dollars spent on a pointless charade while people died alone in agony and confusion. People that got the NFL where it is today. And how much would it cost to do the right thing and set these guys up somewhere? I'm thinking significantly less. So the NFL spent more $ on an unsuccessful 'cover up' than they would have by just doing the right thing. So people died horribly and the NFL ended up playing the part of craven henchman that it was so desperately trying to distance itself from. Everyone involved is worse for the wear and the NFL is still hoping these people die off - forgotten. And the fans will continue to get a more and more watered down version of the game we love as a result.

This nightmare doesn't resolve itself until it's taken head on. Once the right path is chosen, this situation will begin to work itself out. Until then, well ... fingers crossed that happens sooner rather than later.
 
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I remember him too. I had forgotten about him by now of course but I saw him play. Happy/sad story at the same time. He got to do what he loved but gone way too soon.
 
Very sad. So many sad stories from this issue. Junior seau and jovan belcher come to mind. The fact they keep trying to bury it shows they know this thing could actually bring down the NFL. Seems impossible because we’re all so accustomed to it but in reality it could happen someday.
 
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