His brain had been ravaged by football. Researchers at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center have determined that the onetime NFL star and Northeast Philadelphia native, who died at age 52 in December 2023,
Remember people like Frank Wycheck. Football is a beautiful sport that makes ... His family explained in a statement that it paired with Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center to posthumously examine Wycheck for CTE.
Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck died at 52 in December. His family revealed he suffered from CTE before his death.
His daughters said they had challenges understanding both the physical and mental changes from their father, who died at 52 in 2023, thinking he was just missing the spotlight of his career.
On the 13-month anniversary of his passing, the family of Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck announced that the tight end had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Stage III at the time of his death.
The family of late Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck announced the tight end tested positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) stage III. Wycheck died at 52 after falling at his home in Chattanooga, Tenn., in Dec. 2023.
Tennessee Titans legend Frank Wycheck had CTE when he died in 2023 at age 52, his family shared in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Frank Wycheck, the NFL tight end best known for throwing the lateral that started the “Music City Miracle” and launched the Tennessee Titans’ run to the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, had stage III chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died in December 2023 at his Chattanooga home.
The family of beloved Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck said the former player suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) before his death in December 2023 at the age of 52.
Frank Wycheck was diagnosed with CTE just over a year after the former Titans star's death at the age of 52, his family revealed.
A scientific study of former Titans tight end Frank Wycheck's brain confirmed the late NFL star suffered from the degenerative brain disease in the last years of his life.
He was 79 years old. Frank was born in Kulpmont, Pa., on Jan. 7, 1945, to parents Ralph and Jasmaine Miriello. He attended East Stroudsburg University and graduated in 1967 where he was a three-year starter on the football team and team captain and MVP in ...