Kathy Lee Gifford: Frank Gifford Brain Donated To Aid Concussion Study

November 25, 2015 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

Legendary athlete and sportscaster, Frank Gifford‘s brain has been donated to a study that focuses on CTE, a brain disorder thought to be as a result of multiple concussions.

Kathy Lee Gifford says her late Hall of Fame husband suffered from a traumatic brain injury most likely caused during his NFL career. Gifford died in August at the age of 84.

Gifford family says he was diagnosed with CTE (a progressive degenerative brain disease) before he passed. Continue reading →

BREAKING NEWS Confirmed: Junior Seau Dead at 43

May 2, 2012 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

Former NFL star Junior Seau, 43, died at his Oceanside, Calif., home Wednesday.

Coincidence? Seau becomes the eighth member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers, who lost Super Bowl XXIX to the 49ers, to die at a young age. The others: Chris Mims, David Griggs, Rodney Culver, Lewis Bush, Curtis Whitley, Shawn Lee and Doug Miller.

San Diego native and current Dolphins tailback Reggie Bush tweeted: