Tommy Kramer, former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl QB, announces dementia diagnosis

[Forvols]

Dr's say I could have anywhere from 2 to 10 years, just had my year check up and it hasn't advanced and I've been sober for almost a year now which will definitely help," he said. "Please, no sympathy, I've lived a great life and wouldn't change a thing. Nobody wanted to win more than me and I never gave up, and that's exactly how I'm going to battle this.

Tommy Kramer, former Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl QB, announces dementia diagnosis

Tommy Kramer spent more than a decade with the Minnesota Vikings and was named a Pro Bowler and Comeback Player of the Year in 1986.

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[PalsPal]

That's a terrible diagnosis for anyone.

He's almost 70 yrs old, so I was questioning if it could really be attributed to his playing days. Then I found this :

In an interview with WCCO in June, Kramer said he underwent tests at the Cleveland Clinic, where they told him that he had suffered 14 concussions.

"I know for sure it was more than what they said," Kramer said. "I said, I can tell you right now. Double that."

He added that he is trying to bring awareness so the NFL will be able to help future players who are battling illnesses like dementia.

 

[Gravey]

Dementia / Alzheimer's is awful.

 

[DaveTN]

Dementia / Alzheimer's is awful.

I watched it kill my father. I hope to not go though anything like that. I felt relived when he passed, he was in a better place.

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

It's a risk they take for the game they love.

 

[Gravey]

I watched it kill my father. I hope to not go though anything like that. I felt relived when he passed, he was in a better place.

I agree. Watched it take my grandmother and felt the same.

 

[redblood]

I remember kramer when i was a little kid. Good qb