Gene Felker

Gene Felker
No. 85
Position:End
Personal information
Born:(1929-03-04)March 4, 1929
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died:March 12, 2013(2013-03-12) (aged 84)
Career information
College:Wisconsin
NFL draft:1952 / round: 19 / pick: 218
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:63
Touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eugene Marvin "Gene" Felker (March 4, 1929[1]–March 12, 2013) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Dallas Texans (1952). He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Felker was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Gene Felker Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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