Summer of Tragedy. /
Mike Penner.
- Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 58. Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Summer of Tragedy, Sept. 3, 2001; pp. D1+.
"What kind of sport sends so many participants to their graves in such a short time?...Twelve football players are dead, and outside the sport's insular world, medical experts have called for tougher regulations on supplements and a reexamination of age-old concepts in conditioning." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article probes the rash of deaths of football players across the country in 2001, questioning whether a reexamination of the sport is warranted.
1522-3256;
Athletes--Death. Football. Football fans. Football players. High school athletes.