Weir, Tom.

Do They Have to Die?. / Tom Weir. - Gannett News Service (Syndicate), 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 58. Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Do They Have to Die?, Aug. 8, 2001; pp. 1C-2C.

"Three football players have just died under three different sets of circumstances in the unsettlingly brief span of 5 days. Another died in late July. Some say it's a cruel, statistical aberration. For others it's time to ask whether the available knowledge about the risks in sports is being put to maximum use. Not just by NFL coaches, but by all of us." (USA TODAY) The author comments on the spate of football player deaths in the summer of 2001 and debates whether they could have been prevented.

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Athletes--Death.
College athletes.
Football players.

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