| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | June 23, 1961 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died: | June 22, 2015 (aged 53) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Howard |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Career history | |
Robert Donnell Sowell, Jr.[1] (June 23, 1961 – June 22, 2015) was a professional American football player who played defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins.
Sowell died June 22, 2015, of a heart attack. He was employed at UPS.[2][3] He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[4][5]
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References
- ^ "Robert SOWELL Obituary (2015) - St. Petersburg, FL - Tampa Bay Times".
- ^ "Robert Sowell". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Robert Sowell Passes Away At Age 53". miamidolphins.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. 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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