Dick Butkus looks on after Lions receiver Chuck Hughes collapsed and died on the field in 1971. Bettmann Archive. Hamlin collapsed after a play in which he tackled Bengals wideout, Tee Higgins.

Nancy Hughes, the aunt who helped raise Chuck and his siblings, is 86 and was distraught Monday night as news spread of Hamlin’s collapse, kindling memories of Chuck’s incident.

Fifty-two years after the Chuck Hughes tragedy, the Bills-Bengals game was rightly suspended after Hamlin’s collapse. And as Hamlin fights for life, we should hope for a full recovery. But it ...

Detroit Lions WR Chuck Hughes is the only player to die during an NFL game: 1971 against the Chicago Bears at Tiger Stadium. ... Everything we know about Damar Hamlin's collapse, ...

Chuck Hughes, a 28-year-old wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, suddenly collapsed and passed away at the end of the fourth quarter during a game against the Chicago Bears in 1971.

Remembering former Lions WR Chuck Hughes, the only NFL player to die on the field during a game ... Hughes collapsed near Chicago’s 20-year line while clutching his chest.

In 1971, Lions receiver Chuck Hughes died during a game. It's a memory made more vivid with Damar Hamlin's collapse on Monday.

Detroit Lions WR Chuck Hughes is the only player to die during an NFL game: 1971 against the Chicago Bears on the field at Tiger Stadium.

Fifty years ago tomorrow, Lions receiver Chuck Hughes collapsed and died. The 28-year-old fell on the way back to the huddle after a play late in Detroit’s game against the Bears. Just a few plays ...

Chuck Hughes will remain 28 years old and in the middle of a professional football career nobody could have predicted back home in Abilene, Texas. He will never get old. He will never wear down.

While the helmet of Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lions’ wide receiver, lies near spot where he fell in the closing minute of play Oct. 25, 1971, between the Lions and Chicago Bears, team doctor Edwin ...