As reports of Damar Hamlin’s condition improve, including the fact that the Buffalo Bills safety is now breathing on his own, people are learning more about the history of player safety.
Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lions wide receiver,July 19,1971 file photo.A report from the New York Times says Hughes’ heart attack was brought on by an undetected arterial disease.
He was buried at Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio on Oct. 27, 1971. His wife Sharon Hughes is from the area. Hughes played high school football in Abilene and college ball at Texas Western, now the University of Texas at El Paso . Sharon Hughes, widow of Detroit Lions football player Chuck Hughes, sits quietly beside his casket at graveside services in San Antonio, Oct. 27, 1971. Hughes, 28, died of a heart attack after collapsing during Sunday’s game with the Chicago Bears in Detroit. “Can you imagine how his mother felt? It’s a horrifying feeling, and, well, I just felt so sorry for the whole family last night,” said Sharon.stated that Hamlin FaceTimed the team during a meeting Friday and said “love you boys.
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