Mike Adamle article
Reading stories his week about Dwight Clark, Gayle Sayers and now Mike Adamle are just so sad. For those who don't remember Adamle was a terrific player for Northwestern and a darn good pro. The guy was extremely smart, funny and good looking which led to a career in broadcasting after football. This article on Mike really touched me and there are some great stories here. Prayers to Mike and his family and everyone suffering from dimentia and CTE.
Adamle was always classy, even when he was in the "growing" stage as a TV personality. Sad to hear.
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Wasn't Mike also the main PBP guy on American Gladiators?
Northwestern legend. He ws an All-American there in the late 1960s --- Northwestern was decent there, right before their futiltiy of the 1970s and 1980s.
That was before my time, my knowledge there is from the history books. In my time, he hosted American Gladiators, with Todd Christensen.
Adamle has CTE?
That saddens me. I remember watching him on the abc Chicago affiliate and thought he was great even then, and I genuinely looked forward to him for the local sports scene. You could tell that he was made for television sports journalism and was too good for just local sports. I hope things go for him as well as they possibly can.
It can't be confirmed without an autopsy. The sadness of this news is slightly offset by his great stories mentioned.
I just saw him in the grocery store the other day in Evanston. Sad story for him and so many others. My father has dementia (non-football related) and my daughter is recovering from a concussion, so we're focused on brain health right now. My daughter went to a neurospsychologist who consults for the Bears, and we learned a lot about concussions, and treatment. And we're having to put my father in memory care because of his dementia. I think the brain is the most fascinating and probably confounding organ to study.
My elderly father just recovered from relatively minor surgery and stayed a few nights in an assisted living facilty that had a wing that specialized in dimentia patients. Wow! That was an eye opening experience.
Thanks. It really is depressing to think that people can live while their brains die a slow death. And it isn't just memories they lose; it's the ability to understand basic concepts like bathing, eating, where they live, etc.
I remember him as the sideline reporter at UM games when i was a kid. My dad pointed out who he was and where he played and told me what a class act he had been as a player. Prayers to him and his family.
March 27th, 2017 at 10:30 AM ^
I loved the Bubba Smith anecdote, plus the Hank Stram impersonation story.
Adamle's playing days were before my time, thus I associate him with American Gladiators.
I wonder if there will ever be something we can do for cumulative head trauma besides try to prevent it.