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The list below currently contains fewer than half of those players. The NFL was heavily criticized when it became known that race norming, which assumed that black players started with lower cognitive levels than white players, was being used in determining whether players qualified for help in the initial years of the settlement.
Darryl Floyd Stingley (September 18, 1951 – April 5, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). His career was ended at age 26 by an on-field spinal cord injury.
Dennis DeWayne Byrd (October 5, 1966 – October 15, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end and defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. He played for the Jets for four seasons beginning in 1989.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: 5 football players were killed in a head-on highway crash (1966). Marshall: 37 members died in an airplane crash (1970). Wichita State: most of the starting players and coaches, 31 in total, died in an airplane crash (1970). Cal Poly Mustangs football team: 16 players and 6 others died in an airplane crash (1960).
The following are lists of current National Football League (NFL) team rosters: For American Football Conference (AFC) rosters please see List of current AFC team ...
Darryl Stingley (1951–2007) – American football player, paralyzed in a 1978 exhibition game. [38] Sam Sullivan (born 1959) – Canadian politician, mayor of Vancouver from 2005 to 2008. Paralyzed in a skiing accident at age 19. [39] Joni Eareckson Tada (born 1949) – Christian author and motivational speaker, paralyzed in a 1967 diving ...
Stephen Michael Gleason (born March 19, 1977) is an American former professional football player who played as a safety with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars .
Camper and Anya Camper, Williams's mother, have been with the teen for 103 days in the hospital and rehab. The young football player was paralyzed from the neck down but regained some upper body ...