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03253aam a22004698a 4500 001 8887F1DCCE1611E08BF7F2B86AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20220910012104 008 110505s2011 cau 000 0 eng 010 $a 2011017966 020 $a 1933016701 (paperback) 020 $a 9781933016702 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)709681015 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a RC1220.F6 $b .C85 2011 082 00 $a 617.1/027 $2 23 084 $a MED084000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Culverhouse, Gay. 245 1 $a Throwaway players : $b concussion crisis from pee wee football to the NFL / $c Gay Culverhouse. 260 $a Lake Forest, Calif. : $b Behler Publications, $c 2011. 263 $a 1109 300 $a p. $c cm. 520 $a "The NFL insists players know they're playing a dangerous game, but players never see the deteriorated mental capacities of their former heroes.Throwaway Playersis former Tampa Bay Buccaneers president Gay Culverhouse's story of the broken bodies and lost souls of the men who have left the locker room and what remains after the cheering subsides. Focused on making money rather than the well-being of their players, this is the dark side of football the NFL doesn't want fans to see. Additionally, high schools, colleges, and independent sports organizations have little oversight when choosing player's equipment. This breeds a new generation of kids suffering from multiple concussions and damaged lives.Throwaway Playersoffers guidance to parents navigating the world of competitive sports as well as advocacy and resources for athletes often left in the dark about appropriate procedures for treating injuries, especially head traumas.Throwaway Playersis essential reading for any parent, athlete, and sports fan. Gay Culverhousetestified before Congress on football head injuries and successfully changed the policy of including an independent neurologist on the sidelines of every NFL game. Gay's work with former players has appeared inThe New York Times,Sarasota Herald Tribune,St. Petersburg Times,The Tampa Tribune,Timemagazine, and many more. She has appeared on several radio shows, including PBS and ESPN, and three documentaries are in post-production (with CNN, ESPN, and an independent filmmaker). In November 2009, Gay formed The Gay Culverhouse Players' Outreach Program, Inc., a nonprofit organization to further the work nationally for retired players"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Football injuries $z United States. 650 0 $a Brain $x Concussion $z United States. 650 0 $a Sports medicine $z United States. 650 0 $a Football $x Moral and ethical aspects $z United States. 650 7 $a MEDICAL / Sports Medicine $2 bisacsh 941 $a 9 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728013353.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528050820.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204043700.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110025837.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200103020944.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006061825.0 952 $l URAX314 $d 20170609042350.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20140415021300.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20110924010331.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8887F1DCCE1611E08BF7F2B86AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search