Art DeCarlo
Arthur Anthony DeCarlo, Jr. (March 23, 1931 – December 28, 2013) was an American football defensive back and end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.
| No. 26, 27, 23, 21 | |
 DeCarlo on a 1954 Bowman football card | |
| Born: | March 23, 1931 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Died: | December 28, 2013 (aged 82) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive back End |
| College | Georgia |
| NFL draft | 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 65 (By the Chicago Bears) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1956–1957 | Washington Redskins |
| 1957–1960 | Baltimore Colts |
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DeCarlo died on December 28, 2013, from complications of heart surgery. Postmortem, DeCarlo was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.[1] He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with this disease, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[2][3]
References
- "110 N.F.L. Brains". New York Times. July 25, 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- 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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