Wes Bender Explained

Wes Bender
Birth Date:	2 August 1970
Birth Place:	Van Nuys, California
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	10
Weight Lbs:	242
Position:	Running back
High School:	Burroughs (Burbank, California)^[1]
College:	USC
Undraftedyear:	1993
Teams:	^[2] Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Raiders Frankfurt Galaxy Oakland Raiders * New Orleans Saints

Wesley Todd Bender (August 2, 1970 – March 5, 2018) was an American football running back in the National Football League who played for the Los Angeles Raiders and New Orleans Saints.^[3] He played college football for the USC Trojans.

Bender died on March 5, 2018.^[4] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.^{[5] [6]} He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills).^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Former Burroughs Football Star Wes Bender Dies at 47. Jim. Riggio. 6 March 2018.
2. Book: Saints, 1997 Media Guide . 103 . 3 November 2024.
3. Web site: PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Bender Called Up; Bunch Waived. STEVE. SPRINGER. 27 October 1994. LA Times.
4. Web site: Former Burroughs Football Star Wes Bender Dies at 47. Jim. Riggio. 6 March 2018.
5. 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 .
6. 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 .
7. https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obituaries/wesley-bender-1 Wesley Todd Bender