Sports injuries range
from the rather miniscule, to the potentially career-threatening.
Here are some of the athletes whose promising careers were cut too
short by injuries.
Doc Powers –
Powers played as a catcher for the then Philadelphia Athletics of
Major League Baseball. However, in the Athletics’ first game at the
newly constructed Shibe Park, Powers got injured chasing a pop-up
straight into a wall. He suffered numerous internal injuries and died
two weeks later.
Joe Theismann – A
former quarterback for the Washington Redskins, Theismann enjoyed a
successful 11-year NFL career only to be forced out of the game for
good in 1985. In a game against the New York Giants, Theismann
suffered a brutal break in both the bones of his lower right leg
after being sacked by Giants linebackers Lawrence Taylor and Harry
Carson.
Steve Moore –
Playing for the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, Moore stepped away
from the game for good after being punched in the back of the head by
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Todd Bertuzzi. Moore was laid out by
Bertuzzi with a blind cheap shot, resulting in three cracked
vertebrae and a concussion. As of press time, Moore still suffers
from post-concussion syndrome.
Mike Utley –
Former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Mike Utley went off to a
promising start, but his career ended abruptly after suffering an
injury to his sixth and seventh vertebrae in a game against the St.
Louis Rams. After the incident, Utley became paralyzed from the chest
down.
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