Jeff Winans Explained
| Jeff Winans |
| Number: | 75, 73, 62 |
| Position: | Guard |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Turlock, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Turlock, California, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 265 |
| High School: | Turlock (CA) |
| College: | USC |
| Draftyear: | 1973 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 32 |
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| Pfr: | WinaJe20 |
Jeff Winans (October 12, 1951 – December 21, 2012) was an American football guard. He played for the Buffalo Bills in 1973 and 1975, the New Orleans Saints in 1976 and for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1977 to 1978.[1] [2]
Winans died of mixed drug intoxication and cardiomyopathy on December 21, 2012, in Turlock, California at age 61.[3] He 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.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Jeff Winans Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . 2020-02-12.
- Web site: Jeff Winans, DE . Nfl.com . 2020-02-12.
- Web site: Football concussions send shocks through families . Chicago Tribune . 2016-01-04 . 2020-02-12.
- News: The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) . Concussion Legacy Foundation . July 2, 2023 . July 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230702123543/https://concussionfoundation.org/cte-resources/subconcussive-impacts . dead .
- News: Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller . 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. . . June 20, 2023 . July 2, 2023 .
