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A most impressive man. As was stated above, why isn't he suing Texas, and his former coaches, as well as the NCAA?


In the era that he played, there was a much greater tendency to use the head as the lead part of the body in a tackle. Licks to the head were pretty common, and if the player who got hit knew where he was, he went right back into the game.



In the years since the 1989 Alabama/Auburn game, something occurred that I've thought about more than once since that time, especially in view of the concern in recent years over head injuries. Alabama had a gritty, and good, defensive back named John Mangum, It was a very physical game, and towards the end of it Mangum, who had gotten "His bell rung" more than once that day, got up after a play and went to  the Auburn huddle, he was so disoriented. They redirected him to our huddle and he continued in the game.   At least for the near future he had no ill effects, as he went on to play several years in the NFL for the Bears. I wonder how he is doing today. I wonder why he was left in the game at that time.


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