Scott Ross (American football) explained
| Scott Ross |
| Number: | 55 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 7 December 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 235 |
| High School: | Lake Forest (CA) El Toro |
| College: | USC |
| Draftyear: | 1991 |
| Draftround: | 11 |
| Draftpick: | 293 |
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| Pfr: | R/RossSc20 |
Scott M. Ross (December 7, 1968 – September 21, 2014) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Saints in the eleventh round of the 1991 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at the University of Southern California and attended El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California.[2]
Ross died of heart failure on September 21, 2014.[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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1991 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-07 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
- Web site: SCOTT ROSS . profootballarchives.com . November 25, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908102149/http://www.profootballarchives.com/ross01400.html . September 8, 2015 .
- Web site: Former USC All-American, plaintiff in head-trauma suit, dies at 45 . foxsports.com . September 24, 2014 . November 25, 2014.
- 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 .
