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Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks
Any of you guys old enough to remember Greg Cook QB with the Bengals? I just heard his story for the first time today. Pretty interesting. Apparently some absolute phenom QB that Jim Lynch injured in an ordinary-looking tackle during his 3rd game of his rookie year. Took cortisone shots, rotator cuff tear not diagnosed, shoulder completely deteriorated and derailed his entire career.
Bob Trumpy found him living in some dump in a small town in Ohio and he was a severe alcoholic. Died a few years ago. Bill Walsh said he was the most talented QB he ever coached.
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I'd heard the first part of the story, but not the end. That's too bad. For those guys before the big money era, the stories are very different than they are today.