Dave Duerson had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, researchers say. May 3, 2011— -- Former pro football player Dave Duerson, who killed himself in February, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...

Sad news surfaced over the weekend. The death of Pro-Bowl safety Dave Duerson, who was a Super Bowl winner with the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears team and the New York Giants in 1990, has been ruled a ...

The family of Dave Duerson, the former Chicago Bears defensive back who committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest to preserve his brain for study, filed an objection to the NFL concussion ...

Philadelphia — The family of the late NFL safety Dave Duerson plans to appeal terms of this week’s class-action concussion settlement “sooner rather than later.” Family lawyer Thomas Demetrio objects ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The family of the late Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson has decided not to appeal the potential $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion lawsuits. Chicago lawyer Thomas Demetrio says ...

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Dave Duerson rode the roller-coaster of life, hands raised in the air at its apex, then covering his head.

Irvin Muchnick. ECW Press. (Legato Publishers Group, U.S. dist.; Jaguar Book Group, Canadian dist.), $19.99 trade paper (300p) ISBN 978-1-77041-138-8 Investigative sports journalist Muchnick ...