Football. Heart Attack During a Game. Back in 1971.

There is a lot of discussion going on regarding Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who collapsed with a cardiac arrest during a game recently.

But this is not the first time this has happened in the NFL.

In 1971, Detroit Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes collapsed immediately after a 15 yard run against the Chicago Bears. By the time doctors got to him on the field, there was no pulse. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.

He was 28.

Ten minutes after his body was taken off the field, the game resumed!

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ElwoodBlues · M

BTW, if you've heard the claim that sudden deaths in sports are suddenly rampant after the Covid mRNA vaccine was introduced, here's a little data on the topic.

This article, "FIFA Sudden Death Registry (FIFA-SDR): a prospective, observational study of sudden death in worldwide football from 2014 to 2018"
says 617 FIFA players died of SCD within an hour of playing over a 5 year period = 123 per year (2014-2018).
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/2/80

And this article says about 108 died in 2021 - a reduction in the FIFA death rate after vaccination!!
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-coronavirus-sport/fact-check-list-of-108-fifa-soccer-players-is-not-proof-of-a-common-link-between-covid-19-vaccines-and-athlete-deaths-idUSL1N2T81NY

Note: I'm making no statistical claims about the drop in FIFA deaths during the 2021 vaccination year; merely pointing out how wrong the anti-vaxxers got it.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@ElwoodBlues And in 1971, there was no vax to blame this on.

JimboSaturn · 56-60, M

@ElwoodBlues So sad we have to post these facts to battle online misinformation.

Piper · 61-69, F

Yeah, much discussion and assumption. Of course it is news when a sports figure or any other relatively prominent idividual, collapses with cardiac arrest or any other serious health issue or injury...during a televised event.

It is really sad, that Damar Hamlin is still in critical condition.

graphite · 61-69, M

Was talking about football with somebody today, who noted: You can't hit players in the head because of the obvious trauma, you can't hit the knees (a delicate, tear-prone area), and that doesn't leave much left but the chest, where the player's heart is. Time to phase out football, billion-dollar stadiums and all. The game can't be fixed, unless watered down to the point where no one would want to watch it.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

im amazed at all the tv stations that all of a sudden came to the same conclusion within an hr..

as long as you dont suggest the jab that cant be named -- harry potter

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout It was not the decision of the TV stations. They do not have the power to keep a game going. It was the decision of the NFL.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

easy to ignore when its a european soccer player.
panic stations when 2 NFL stars have heart attacks in a week and 1x dies.

Amy78 · 46-50, F

Times have changed

QCDog2659 · 61-69, M

I remember that game!

When I went to get pizza after, the waitress asked me if I heard that Butkus killed someone on the field.

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