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Jim Welch
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||||||
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| Born | March 17, 1938 Anson, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | October 25, 2017 (aged 79) Southlake, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Abilene (Abilene, Texas) | ||||||||
| College | SMU | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 3rd round, 34th overall pick | ||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960: 2nd round | ||||||||
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James Welch (March 17, 1938 — October 25, 2017) was an American professional football player for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Welch is 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jim Welch Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ 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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