John Mackey

...88. The Plan was named for former NFL star John Mackey's jersey number. Mackey, a Hall-of-Fame tight end for the Colts in the 1960s and 70s, suffers from severe dementia. The Plan was created by the NFL to provide financial support to families...

In this article: Dementia, Lou Creekmur, NFL, Alzheimer's disease, Concussion, Boston University School of Medicine, and Ralph Wenzel

...and other brain-related problems. The plan is named after Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey, who wore No. 88 with the Baltimore Colts and struggled to pay his dementia-related medical bills. Over the weekend, Gannon said he had a...

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...see the sadness in his eyes," she said. With the dementia diagnosis he was a part of the NFL's Plan 88, a fund named after Baltimore Colts tight end John Mackey, who is struggling with similar issues. This qualified him for funding from the...

In this article: Lou Creekmur, Dementia, Alzheimer's, NFL, Concussion, and NFL Players Association

...the changes in some of his friends. His voice drops when he talks about fellow Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey, so badly afflicted by dementia that, at age 66, he's like a 3- or 4-year-old. With medical bills mounting, his wife had...

In this article: Mike Ditka, NFL, Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, Dementia, and Roger Goodell

...depression as a result of multiple concussions during his career. The new donors include three members of the NFL's "88 Plan," named for John Mackey, the former Baltimore Colts tight end who suffers from severe dementia. ESPN AT A GLANCE

In this article: NFL, Tom McHale, Concussion, Ben Roethlisberger, Depression, Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Super Bowl, and Ted Johnson

...was." Mackey suffers from dementia, and was the face affixed to the retired players' successful attempt at securing better post-career benefits from the league through the "88 Plan," so-called after Mackey's jersey number. Dallas Clark...

In this article: Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning, Baltimore, Dementia, and Jim Caldwell

...Marvin Harrison, who wears the same #88 jersey that Mackey used to wear. At age 65 Mackey's dementia forced him to live in a full-time assisted living facility. NFL Players Association initially refused to pay a disability income due to...

In this article: Indianapolis Colts, NFL, NFL Players Association, Syracuse University, Johnny Unitas, Frontotemporal dementia, Dementia, American Football, and Super Bowl V

...and a leader, the president of the NFL Players Association. But as singular as he was, now he's just like so many other old pro football players: John Mackey has dementia. There's a reason why the NFL is the one major sport where...

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