WheresMyronBaker Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Yikes http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-de...-116469233.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownman Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 It is a shame. R.I.P. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan1974 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 You will be missed Double-D. Awesome player and great hitter!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Farewell Dave! You will be missed. Yikes http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-de...-116469233.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Wow. I'm completely in shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daventry Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 RIP DD, you will be remembered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Boxer Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 ruled a suicide...WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 ruled a suicide...WTF? Gunshot to the head. I bet it's related to concussion syndrome somehow. I'm sure we'll see more in the near future. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan1974 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Gunshot to the head. I bet it's related to concussion syndrome somehow. I'm sure we'll see more in the near future. Sad. According to ESPN.com, it was a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest and his family has agreed to donate his brain to Boston University School of Medicine for evaluation. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorbear Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Rest in peace DD. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Boxer Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 According to ESPN.com, it was a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest and his family has agreed to donate his brain to Boston University School of Medicine for evaluation. Sad. that is what i saw...gunshot to the chest. Does this sound really really strange to anyone else? Something was definitely wrong with him. I have never heard of comitting suicide by shotting yourself in the chest? I expect more to come on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flea Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 that is what i saw...gunshot to the chest. Does this sound really really strange to anyone else? Something was definitely wrong with him. I have never heard of comitting suicide by shotting yourself in the chest? I expect more to come on this Not to make light of it but seeing as he was on record as saying he would donate his brain to research he was hardly gonna shoot himslf in the head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan1974 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Not to make light of it but seeing as he was on record as saying he would donate his brain to research he was hardly gonna shoot himslf in the head I have to agree with that as well. I hate to see a suicide but if that was his rationale behind not doing it in the head, that's good for studies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Boxer Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Not to make light of it but seeing as he was on record as saying he would donate his brain to research he was hardly gonna shoot himslf in the head saw that this morning...still a really bad way to go. This whole thing is just real sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 The Boston University center that studies brain injuries to professional athletes says former NFL player Dave Duerson had the brain disease associated with repeated concussions when he committed suicide in February. The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at the BU School of Medicine announced on Monday its findings on its examination of Duerson's brain, saying he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. At least 20 other deceased players have been found to have the disease. Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyBear Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Ya know it funny how the hardest hitter of the 60-70's was Butkus and he doesnt seem to have any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonej Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Link I think that may have been some wasted research. It doesn't take a PHD to figure a guy who takes a gun to his chest and had willed his brain to be studied was suffering from some brain trama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akshaz Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 He wanted them to study his brain. But, that's not why he committed suicide. His businesses were having trouble and his wife was trying to get him for everything including both Super Bowl rings and his NFL Man of the Year trophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 He wanted them to study his brain. But, that's not why he committed suicide. His businesses were having trouble and his wife was trying to get him for everything including both Super Bowl rings and his NFL Man of the Year trophy. I'd say the brain damage probably was a big part of the reason why he committed suicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonej Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 I'd say the brain damage probably was a big part of the reason why he committed suicide. Agreed and Duerson knew something was wrong with his brain, why else would he make that stipulation if he didn't believe something was wrong with his brain? What a lot of us who remember when Duerson was with the Giants is that he suffered a lot of his concussions with them and spent a lot of time trying to recover. I also reread my post and do realize that it may have seemed a little insensitive and for that I apologize if it was taken wrong. Duerson was one of my favorite Bears during his playing days and I was very ecstatic when he had products that showed on the shelves where I work. Knowing also that one of his companies held a contract with Mc Donalds for production of those pretty good breakfast sausage made me feel even better about him. I just believe that it was a foregone conclusion that he had a brain disease and didn't want that information to come out so soon after his tragic demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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