Former Patriots FB Kevin Turner Has Died

[Gator Mike]

Was a great FB on the Parcells Era teams. Fought the effects of ALS as a result of head trauma for a long time before he finally succumbed.

Kevin Turner, former Crimson Tide, NFL star, dead after ALS battle

 

[Gator Mike]

Will always remember Turner for the Overtime TD catch against Minnesota in 1994, I believe.

This Day in Football: Bledsoe's 70 passes

 

[ReverendMaynard]

RIP.

Has a link between head trauma and ALS been established?

 

[IcyPatriot]

May he rest in peace ... hopefully an analysis of his donated brain leads to help for others.

Kevin Turner Foundation :: ALS and TBI Awareness

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

That's awful. Too young.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

ALS is horrible disease - it took three years for my granddad to die - most of it bedridden and often having nightmares from the medication.

I'm under the impression exposure to chemicals is a risk factor - my granddad was a welder....Gulf War I pilots flying in those burning oil wells got it too.

RIP Kevin Turner.

 

[RobertWeathers]

ALS is horrible disease - it took three years for my granddad to die - most of it bedridden and often having nightmares from the medication.

I'm under the impression exposure to chemicals is a risk factor - my granddad was a welder....Gulf War I pilots flying in those burning oil wells got it too.

RIP Kevin Turner.

I have personal experience watching someone pass away because of it.

It's beyond cruel.

 

[Mack Herron]

RIP.

Has a link between head trauma and ALS been established?

Media is too narrowly focussed on CTE but the problem appears to be broader.

Researchers looked at death certificates of the deceased players and determined that a player’s risk of death from diseases that damage brain cells was almost three times that of the general population, and a player’s risk of death from ALS or Alzheimer’s was almost four times higher than the general population.

Study Shows NFL Players Four Times More Likely to Die from ALS; NFL Donates $30 Million to NIH for Research on Brain Injuries
article : Neurology Reviews[tt_news]=208168

One of the great Patriots moments. Turner was 46. He leaves a wife and three kids 12, 15, 18.

 

[Deus Irae]

RIP Kevin, and prayers to your family

 

[ReverendMaynard]

Media is too narrowly ofcussed on CTE but the problem appears to be broader.
Study Shows NFL Players Four Times More Likely to Die from ALS; NFL Donates $30 Million to NIH for Research on Brain Injuries
article : Neurology Reviews[tt_news]=208168

Another casualty of the greed machine that is the NFL. The butcher's bill gets steeper and steeper.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

46!!!!!
Awful.
Best to his family.
Words useless.

 

[ashley]

A little before my time, but horrible news. So sad whenever I hear someone passes away so young!!!

 

[Joey007]

Oh man. R.I.P Kevin.

 

[Galeb]

Far too young.

 

[denverpatsfan]

Awful news. I loved cheering for those teams.

 

[italian pat patriot]

riposa in pace
very sad

 

[Ivan]

Really sorry to hear this. Terrible disease.

 

[upstater1]

Horrible. 46?
I will always remember him as one of the keys, the building blocks, who made the Patriots what they are today. I know he fell to the side for Byars in 1996, but prior to that, he was a key cog in the offense and in the Patriots resurgence.

 

[Gwedd]

May the Angels of His Mercy bring solace to all his family and friends.

 

[PatRiot]

Condolences to his family. I saw the Viks game at that time in St Pete Beach. Yikes. i was cheering thehole night. what a OTgame from Bledsoe and him. I liked him very much. very sad news and all the best to his wife and kids.