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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 07:20 PM Aug 2016

Tony Dorsett Is Losing His Mind

http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2014/february/dallas-cowboys-tony-dorsett-is-losing-his-mind/

But even if you were inclined to lazily resort to cliche and say he remembers this play from 30 years ago like it was yesterday, you can’t. Because Dorsett doesn’t remember what he did yesterday. He has days where he wonders how he got here, from a steel town outside of Pittsburgh to a spot in the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor. On the worst days, he literally wonders: How did I get here?...

That is part of the reason there was such a strong reaction to news reports in early November that Dorsett’s brain was damaged. But it’s not just that he looks relatively youthful and healthy. He looks the same as he did when he was the charismatic leader of one of the most popular teams in NFL history, the version of the Cowboys first branded America’s Team. That’s why Dorsett rose straight to the top of the 24-hour news cycle, somber present-day clips juxtaposed with some of the brutal hits he took during his playing days, including the one that knocked him unconscious in a 1984 game against the Philadelphia Eagles....

Dorsett doesn’t know exactly when he began having trouble remembering things. He didn’t think he’d have to keep track, and what does it matter anyway? It started happening, and then it started happening more, and he still didn’t believe it was happening at all until it was unavoidable. “I was in denial”—he hits the word preacher-hard—“for a long time. Because I was just, ‘Nah, this can’t be happening to me at this age.’?”

His longtime friend and former teammate Tony Hill recalls Dorsett mentioning over the years that he was starting to forget, that he needed to write things down. But Hill didn’t know how serious it was until Dorsett went public in early 2012, joining more than 4,500 retired players and families of deceased players in a class-action lawsuit (a consolidation of several concurrent suits) against the NFL. (The various plantiff’s attorneys and lawyers for the NFL are currently in the process of finalizing a $765 million settlement.)


A couple of years have passed. Gotta wonder how he's doing.
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Tony Dorsett Is Losing His Mind (Original Post) KamaAina Aug 2016 OP
The next twenty years are going to continue this epidemic in football. madinmaryland Aug 2016 #1
That is the most intelligent thing I've ever heard you say. El Supremo Aug 2016 #2
Two things... madinmaryland Aug 2016 #3
He seems to remember his playing days. KamaAina Aug 2016 #4
This is what's driving me away from football ... Auggie Aug 2016 #5
Me too. CanSocDem Aug 2016 #6
Exactly Auggie Aug 2016 #7
Isn't being in the Bay Area enough to drive you away from football? KamaAina Aug 2016 #8
The Raiders are going to the playoffs ... Auggie Aug 2016 #9
Best quote of the year in the Sports Group... madinmaryland Aug 2016 #10
Seconded! El Supremo Aug 2016 #11

madinmaryland

(64,920 posts)
1. The next twenty years are going to continue this epidemic in football.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 08:25 PM
Aug 2016

And it will be guys who we thought were invincible succumbing to this that will start forcing changes.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)
2. That is the most intelligent thing I've ever heard you say.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 09:11 PM
Aug 2016

Are you trying to change my opinion about you?

BTW, does he remember when his name was Anthony Dorset (pronounced "Door'-set)? I do.

madinmaryland

(64,920 posts)
3. Two things...
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 09:19 PM
Aug 2016

It was the second most intelligent thing you have heard me say -- The DH is an abomination and should be abolished RIGHT FUCKING NOW is the most intelligent.

And yes, I remember when his Tony Dorsett's name was pronounced that way. I remember when he was with Pitt (not Will Pitt) and won the Heismann in 76.

I just want to make sure I am not your most "favourite" DUer!!


 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
4. He seems to remember his playing days.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 09:32 PM
Aug 2016

It's more recent stuff that's fuzzy.

And it was always spelled "Dorsett", even when pronounced "DOOR-sit".

 

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)
6. Me too.
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 09:06 AM
Aug 2016


Decided a few years ago that the whole premise behind football was simply wrong. Every play ended with an attempt to hurt or injure. No amount of protective equipment could save players from the long-term effects of playing the game.

Having survived one year of high school football I can still appreciate some of the minute aspects of the game like a well thrown pass and exceptional reception or a deke-filled open field run. These, however, I can do in my backyard or at the local playground, with only a flag hanging from my belt for protection.


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Auggie

(31,061 posts)
9. The Raiders are going to the playoffs ...
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 12:54 PM
Aug 2016

and they will be as exciting to watch as the 1981 49ers (but you didn't hear it from me).

madinmaryland

(64,920 posts)
10. Best quote of the year in the Sports Group...
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 09:04 PM
Aug 2016

Will be nice to hear that from the swarm from Boston when they go back to performing like they did in the Victor Kiam era!! At least they were able to get access to a good shave!!!!


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