NEW YORK --Mike Ditka remembers seeing Dave Duerson at a reunion of the '85 Bears just a few months ago, and everything seemed fine. Yes, Duerson's business had failed, he'd divorced and lost his ...

Just hours before the shooting, Duerson had texted family members requesting his brain be donated to science, CBS News chief investigative Armen Keteyian reported. Dave Duerson, ex-Bear, dead at 50 ...

Dave Duerson Getty Images (CBS/AP) Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who committed suicide in February, had brain damage related to the hard hits he took over a long career.

Before Dave Duerson shot himself in the chest, he left a note asking that his brain be studied for clues to whether brain damage suffered during his NFL career had contributed to his depression, ...

May 3, 2011— -- Former pro football player Dave Duerson, who killed himself in February, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), researchers at Boston University told reporters Monday ...

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"Please see that my brain is given to the NFL's brain bank." So read the suicide note left by former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson, a four-time Pro Bowler and an integral part of the 1985 Bears ...

Dave Duerson, a former NFL player ... and was chosen for four Pro Bowls before retiring in 1993. Former Notre Dame and Bears defensive back Dave Duerson had brain damage when he committed suicide.