Texas A&M football great dedicated himself to his family following paralyzing injury

I just returned from Kansas City, time to Blog.
Okay, I apologize to all you fans, but I hate football. This story is the reason why. It highlights yet again just how dangerous this game really is.
I used to be a huge fan of the San Francisco 49rs but I am avoiding the game for the time being. At least the NFL is not as bad as Rugby.
One of Texas A&M’s all-time great players, Jeff Fuller, was partially paralyzed after slamming himself into New England Patriots running back John Stephens back on Oct. 22, 1989. That reminds me of the player that had the DUI back in Kansas City. By the way this is an outstanding Kansas City DUI attorney if you are in Kansas City and need such a DUI attorney overall there.
According to a story under the title, “Partially Paralyzed Jeff Fuller Sr. Watches Son with Pride,” posted on the Lost Letterman sports website, Fuller crashed helmet-to-helmet with the 220-pound Stephens, a former Pro Bowler. (The Lost Letterman article notes that this kind of hit has since been outlawed by the NFL.)
From the stadium at Stanford University Fuller was transported to the hospital.
The Lost Letterman story quoted the Times as saying that Fuller “remembers the hit and its aftermath vividly.” Apparently he told the newspaper that he remembers being lifted onto a gurney and going to the hospital.
Fuller, who now lives 30 miles north of Dallas in McKinney, TX, has nerve damage that control his right arm, which still is immobile to this day. His shoulder, elbow and wrist also are still affected by the injury.
The Times reported that Fuller said in 1989,”I’m told that I’m the first player in the NFL to get this kind of injury”
The Letterman reported, “Fuller left the collision with those torn nerves near the shoulder and neck and two fractured vertebrae.....”. Sad to say, he now has permanent paralysis. This reminds me of the case that happened years ago
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Now, Jeff Fuller’s son, Jeff Jr., is a wide receiver for the Aggies and looks headed for the NFL himself. I can only imagine the mixed feelings his parents must have, including pride and fear for their son.
Following his final attempt for a “miracle cure” to his paralysis through a nerve transplant in 1994 Fuller finally had to accept that his condition had probably improved all that it ever would.
He is now reported to have thrown his talent and passion into raising his kids. He and his wife, Leslie, have four children – three daughters and Jeff Fuller Jr., who will be a senior wide receiver at Texas A&M this fall—according to the Lost Letterman