Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

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Irv Cross, 81, suffered from stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Stage 4 is the most advanced stage of CTE. Cross was the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television. Cross and his family made the decision to donate his brain to raise awareness of the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head.

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Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE

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Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE. Cross was 81 when he died Feb. 28, 2021. Boston University researchers say

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Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE

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Irv Cross, NFL star of the 1960s and broadcasting pioneer, had most severe form of CTE when he died

Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcasting pioneer who died two years ago at the age of 81, had stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston University CTE Center said Tuesday.

3 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the brain disease CTE.

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Irv Cross, NFL star of the 1960s and broadcasting pioneer, had most severe form of CTE when he died

By Wayne Sterling and Nadia Kounang, CNN Irv Cross, a former NFL star and broadcasting pioneer who died two years ago at the age of 81, had stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Boston University CTE Center said Tuesday. “Mr. Cross was diagnosed during life with mild cognitive impairment and was found at autopsy to

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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