Salinas football star Joe Cupp, who died in May, had advanced CTE. That's according to a new report from our partners at the San Francisco Chronicle. The report says Cupp was posthumously diagnosed with CTE, the most advanced form associated with repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries. The Chronicle cited doctors at the University of San Francisco. San Francisco, California, where Cupp's brain was examined after his death last year. Kapp grew up in east Salinas. He led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and Cal to their last Rose Bowl. He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease at the time of his death. In September 2022, El His Sausal Middle School playground will be named after him. Past Coverage | Salinas football legend Joe Cupp dies at 85 He and his family believe that soccer caused memory loss, disorientation and other health problems in his late 60s. I've long suspected that. Kapp had pledged to donate his brain to UCSF for his research. Click here to read the full San Francisco Chronicle article.
Salinas football star Joe Cupp, who died in May, had advanced CTE. That's according to a new report from our partners at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Kapp was posthumously diagnosed with CTE, the most advanced form associated with repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries, the report said.
The Chronicle cites doctors at the University of California, San Francisco who examined Cupp's brain after his death last year.
Kapp grew up in east Salinas. He led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl and Cal to their last Rose Bowl. He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease at the time of his death.
In September 2022, the El Sausal Middle School playground will be named after him.
Past coverage | Salinas football legend Joe Cupp dies at age 85
He and his family had long suspected that football caused memory loss, disorientation and other health problems in his late 60s.
Cupp had promised to donate his brain to UCSF for research.
Click here to read the full article in the San Francisco Chronicle.
