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American football player (1961–2015)

American football player
Robert Sowell
Personal information
Born:(1961-06-23)June 23, 1961
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died:June 22, 2015(2015-06-22) (aged 53)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Career information
College:Howard
Position:Defensive back
Career history
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Robert Donnell Sowell Jr. (June 23, 1961 – June 22, 2015) was a professional American football player who played defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins.

Sowell died June 22, 2015, of a heart attack. He was employed at UPS. He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.

References

  1. "Robert SOWELL Obituary (2015) - St. Petersburg, FL - Tampa Bay Times".
  2. "Robert Sowell". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. "Robert Sowell Passes Away At Age 53". miamidolphins.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "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". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.


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