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The direct cause of death was a coronary thrombosis that cut off blood flow to the heart, which caused a massive heart attack. [9] [10] Hughes was buried in San Antonio, Texas, and all 40 of his Lions teammates attended his funeral, including head coach Joe Schmidt. [4]
Heart attack 1983 David Griggs: 28 LB: San Diego Chargers: Car crash 1995 Roger Hagberg: 31 TE: Oakland Raiders : Car crash 1970 Chuck Hughes: 28 WR: Detroit Lions: Cardiac arrest (in-game), compounded by spleen injury from a previous game 1971 Bruce McLenna: 26 FB: Kansas City Chiefs : Car crash 1968 Ralph Norwood: 23 OT: Atlanta Falcons: Car ...
50 years ago on Oct. 24, the Detroit Lions' Chuck Hughes had a heart attack and died during a game against the Bears
Chuck Hughes 2: WR: ... Hughes died of a heart attack during a game on October 24, 1971, and his No. 85 was withdrawn from circulation. ... Ed Hughes: 1977 Bob ...
Hughes had died of a heart attack, not from any hit during the game from Butkus. But the labeling of him as a dirty player by the Lions was something he could not let go, and he didn’t hold back ...
Someone dies of heart disease every 34 seconds in the U.S., and a total of 2,500 die per day, according to Keith Churchwell, M.D., the volunteer president of the American Heart Association.
The 1971 Detroit Lions season was their 42nd in the league.The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 10–4, winning only seven games.. Mired in adversity, the 1971 season turned especially tragic for the Lions and the NFL when, during their week 6 hosting of the Chicago Bears, Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes collapsed on the playing field.
Dr. Jeremy London is a heart surgeon and a heart attack survivor. He operates on diseased hearts, but like many people, he ignored his own symptoms of a coronary artery blockage until it became an ...