BOSTON (AP) — Conrad Dobler embraced the violent nature of the NFL so completely that in the 1970s he was dubbed “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player.” All that violence may have damaged him worst of all.

Conrad Dobler, once regarded as the dirtiest player in the NFL, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died in 2023 at age 72, his family and the Boston University CTE Center announced ...

BOSTON -- Former NFL guard Conrad Dobler, who was once dubbed the “pro football’s dirtiest player” had CTE at the time of his death at age 72 in February 2023, doctors announced Wednesday. CTE -- ...

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BOSTON (AP) — Conrad Dobler embraced the violent nature of the NFL so completely that in the 1970s, he was dubbed “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player.” All that violence may have damaged him worst of all.

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Former Pro Bowl guard Conrad Dobler, once dubbed the NFL's "dirtiest player," had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death in 2023, his family announced through the Concussion ...