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Stanford linebacker Fred Campbell was forced to retire after his "C -1 vertebrae was split in two" according to this old Mercury-News article.

STANFORD — As he waited for test results at Stanford Medical Center a day later, Fred Campbell still didn't think his neck injury was severe.
The Stanford middle linebacker knew the pain was intense. But he never would have imagined he had risked his life by playing in the second half of a football game against San Jose State the night before.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_7222829

Yes, I googled him to see what he might be up to now. I came away impressed.

http://www.liuzlab.org/?page_id=381

More on Fred Campbell:

http://stattrak.amstat.org/2013/10/01/fe...xperience/

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Stanford linebacker Fred Campbell was forced to retire after his "C -1 vertebrae was split in two" according to this old Mercury-News article.

STANFORD — As he waited for test results at Stanford Medical Center a day later, Fred Campbell still didn't think his neck injury was severe.
The Stanford middle linebacker knew the pain was intense. But he never would have imagined he had risked his life by playing in the second half of a football game against San Jose State the night before.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sports/ci_7222829

Yes, I googled him to see what he might be up to now. I came away impressed.

http://www.liuzlab.org/?page_id=381

More on Fred Campbell:

http://stattrak.amstat.org/2013/10/01/fe...xperience/