Robert Sowell Explained

Robert Sowell
Birth Date:23 June 1961
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Death Place:Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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Robert Donnell Sowell, Jr.[1] (June 23, 1961 – June 22, 2015) was a professional American football player who played defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins.

Sowell died June 22, 2015, of a heart attack. He was employed at UPS.[2] [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

  1. Web site: Robert SOWELL Obituary (2015) - St. Petersburg, FL - Tampa Bay Times.
  2. Web site: Robert Sowell. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Robert Sowell Passes Away At Age 53. miamidolphins.com. 2015-06-25. 2015-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20150628222229/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/Robert-Sowell-Passes-Away-At-Age-53/5d85d59c-8658-45aa-89c9-a6249d5488c1. dead.
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .

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