Lou Creekmur
Football Player
Member Of NFL Hall Of Fame Diagnosed With Degenerative Brain Disease...diagnosed by examining brain tissue post-mortem. Creekmur's brain was studied by McKee who determined that he was suffering from CTE and not another cause of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. McKee said, "This is an important case because... In this article: National Football League, Dementia, Lou Creekmur, Alzheimer's disease, Ralph Wenzel, Concussion, Tom McHale, and Steroid |
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Science Blog - | October 28, 2009
Member of NFL Hall of Fame diagnosed with degenerative brain disease
...determine the cause of dementia, which in this case was repetitive trauma from football. Creekmur's wife of 33 years, Caroline Creekmur, had extensive discussions with her husband prior to death about his brain trauma history, and is...
In this article: Dementia, NFL, Alzheimer's disease, Concussion, Boston University School of Medicine, and Ralph Wenzel
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washingtonpost.com | October 27, 2009
CTE is a real risk for football players
...individuals who have had head trauma. You can't attribute that to Alzheimer's." While some critics of the CTE research might point to Creekmur's age as a reason to not take the diagnosis seriously -- many people in their 80s suffer from...
In this article: Dementia, Alzheimer's, NFL, Concussion, and NFL Players Association
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... a probe into whether former American Gridiron players develop dementia at a rate five times greater than that of ... Lou Creekmur, a 10-year veteran of the ...
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Lou Creekmur, former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions and eight-time Pro ... CTE is the only fully preventable cause of dementia. ...
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Creekmur is the tenth former NFL player to be diagnosed with the disease caused ... He died on July 5, 2009 from complications of dementia. ...
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Score One for the Good Guys ... Hall of Fame lineman Lou Creekmur, who helped the Detroit Lions to three NFL ... to beat the crap out of the guy," says Creekmur. ...
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Lou Creekmur, former offensive lineman for the Detroit Lions and eight-time Pro ... Having a parent with dementia may affect memory in midlife ...
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Lou Creekmur (born January 22, 1927 in Hopelawn, New Jersey) was a NFL left offensive tackle/guard for the Detroit Lions from 1950-59. He was also used as a defensive lineman in critical situations. In 1996, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Creekmur played football in an era in which protective equipment - especially helmets - were nowhere as sophisticated as they are today. During his high school and early pro years, anyone who wore a face mask was considered a "sissy." As a result, Lou Creekmur's nose has been broken and reset some 13 times. Like many players of the 1940s and 1950s, he has that distinctive "flat nose" look that comes about from most of the cartilage being gone. Only in the middle 1950s, when players finally got tired of the bloody noses and smashed faces that occurred each game, did simple face masks come into vogue. Like most linemen, Creekmur had a simple two-bar mask that still left the nose and eyes exposed. Most ends and quarterbacks either went without a mask or used a single bar. Contrast this to today's helmets where the face is enclosed in a full cage and a clear shield completely protects the eyes.
Apart from the broken noses, Creekmur is remarkable in that in ten full seasons he never missed a game. His single most serious injury was in the last game of the season in the mid 1950s in which he dislocated his shoulder. However, because it was in fact the last game and that year the Lions were eliminated from post-season play, his record stayed intact. When you consider that conditioning in the 1950s pretty much consisted of a lot of running and slamming into sleds, it's amazing that Creekmur was able to go his entire career without significant injury.
Creekmur played high school football at Woodbridge High School.
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