All Posts Tagged With: "Gridiron Greats"

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Specialists Teaming With Gridiron Greats To Offer Care For Ex-NFL Players

Terry Simpson, University of Chicago alumnus and devoted Chicago Bears fan, planned on spending the night before Super Bowl XLII reveling in memories of The Fridge and crazy Jim McMahon.

The physician, eager to party with his idol Mike Ditka, laid out $6,500 for a table at the Gridiron Greats Super Jam, a Phoenix fund-raiser [...]

May 12th, 2008 | PAO | 0 comments | Continued
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Gridiron Greats To Sign Partnership For Medical Aid To Ex-Players

A group of retired football players is expected to announce next week a new program to provide free surgeries and rehabilitation for impoverished ex-NFL athletes.

The initiative follows several years of intense public relations headaches for the NFL and the players union, which have been roundly criticized for not doing enough for former players in need. [...]

May 9th, 2008 | PAO | 0 comments | Continued