Jim Welch
American football player (1938–2017)
American football player
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Position: | Defensive back |
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Born: | (1938-03-17)March 17, 1938 Anson, Texas |
Died: | October 25, 2017(2017-10-25) (aged 79) Southlake, Texas |
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College: | Southern Methodist |
NFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 3 / Pick: 34 |
AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 2 |
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James Welch (March 17, 1938 — October 25, 2017) was a professional American football player who played nine seasons in the 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
- ^ "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.
External links
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Baltimore Colts 1960 NFL draft selections
- Ron Mix
- Don Floyd
- Marvin Terrell
- Jim Welch
- Gerhard Schwedes
- Marv Lasater
- Al Bansavage
- Jerry Beabout
- Jim Colvin
- Bob Hall
- Don Perkins
- Ernie Barnes
- Bobby Boyd
- Bob Wehking
- Bill Bucek
- Jim Nemeth
- Dale Johannsen
- Larry Grantham
- George Boynton
- Jim Beaver
- Dan Sheehan
- Bill Carpenter
- Bob Hogue
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