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August, 2010 HDNet World News talks to Gay Culverhouse about football head injuries. Watch the video. Part 1 Part 2
July 25, 2010 Joe Henderson's article in the Tampa Tribune regarding Jerry Eckwood, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, who retired in 1982 due to injuries that ended his career. During the interview, the after effects from multiple concussions are apparent as he lost his train of thought and drifted in and out of reality. Gay Culverhouse remembers signs of dementia early on when Eckwood played for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, when he went to the wrong huddle or could not remember how to get home after a game. Mitchell Welch, Vice President of Player Personnel, at Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc., helped Eckwood obtain benefits he was entitled to and put him in a new assisted living facility. To read the entire article, go to Jerry Eckwood: Out of the limelight, on a dark road.
July 25, 2010 Read this interesting article in the Tampa Tribune by Joey Johnston, Ira Kaufman, and Mary Shedden regarding Doug Williams, Lee Roy Selmon and Jimmie Giles. The three former football players reunited in 2009 for the 30th anniversary of their winning season. Chronic pain, the onset of dementia and other ailments prevented them from running through the tunnel onto the field as they had many times before. Former football players were not paid the millions of dollars that current players are paid. Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. assists players in getting the benefits they deserve to help pay for medical bills and other expenses. Bucs' first success came with a costly toll on health.
July 19, 2010 Charley Hannah, Jimmie Giles and others discuss Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. and the benefits available to former football players. Watch the video. Paying with pain
June 25, 2010 Alan Schwarz's article in the New York Times regarding the link between brain damage and behavior. Chris Henry, who passed away in December, was recently found to have trauma-induced brain damage. Of course, not all players who have suffered concussions will display erratic behavior, but it could be a factor in someone who has other underlying issues. The article also mentions Lisa McHale speaking at the meeting of the Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program. On Linking Brain Damage and Behavior
April 18, 2010 John Barr of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” reported on Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. For the story, go to Culverhouse has Unfinished Business.
April 10, 2010 New York Times concluded a series of articles highlighting women that are leading the charge in addressing head trauma in the NFL. Dr. Gay Culverhouse and Eleanor Perfetto (Ralph Wenzel's wife) are profiled along with four other outstanding women. Read the article. Related articles: Case Will Test NFL Teams' Liability in Dementia Teams Dispute Workers' Comp Rights Two Ex Players Leverage Connection in NFL Workers' Comp Cases
March 9, 2010 Ira Kaufman's article in the Tampa Tribune, regarding Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program meeting that was held on Monday, March 8, to help former football players obtain disability and health-care benefits. Culverhouse Crusade Continues for Retired NFL Players in Need
March 6, 2010
Read this interesting article about prescription drug abuse among NFL Players. Organizations that are mentioned in this article include PAST (Pain Alternatives, Solutions and Treatment); Hall of Famer Mike Ditka's foundation Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund: Brain Injury Research Institute at Blanchette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University (BIRI); Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) and Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. Prescription Drug Abuse and Chronic Pain Among NFL Players
February 17, 2010 Joe Henderson, from The Tampa Tribune, discusses retired football players and their injuries. Aging Retired Players Deserve Better from NFL
February 16, 2010 Joe Henderson, from The Tampa Tribune, discusses problems retired NFL players are facing from multiple concussions and other injuries. Aging NFL Players Deserve Better From League Stephen Holder, St. Petersburg Times, discusses Dr. Culverhouse speaking at the GCPOP meeting where benefits available to former football players were discussed. Former Bucs President Gay Culverhouse Sets Up Organization to Help NFL Alumni in Need Read Dave Wirth's article on 10Connects.com regarding the meeting held by Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. to inform former football players of the benefits available to them. Gay Culverhouse Helps Former Bucs in Need
February 15, 2010 Ira Kaufman, from The Tampa Tribune, discussing the February 15 meeting held by GCPOP. Culverhouse Continues Her Crusade for Players' Rights
February 14, 2010 Ira Kaufman, from The Tampa Tribune, interviewed Dr. Culverhouse for this article discussing Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc. and the support the program provides for former football players. To read the article, go to Unsinkable Culverhouse Helping Former Players Stay Afloat
Congressional Hearings 2009-2010: Gay Culverhouse and NFL Players Congressional Hearings and Testimony
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