Danny Brabham (February 25, 1941 – January 22, 2011) was an

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player who played collegiately at

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for the

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, and for six seasons in the American Football League (AFL) for the

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and the Cincinnati Bengals. Brabham died in his home in

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, on January 22, 2011. He was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), caused by repeated hits to the head.

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1941 births 2011 deaths American football linebackers Houston Oilers players Cincinnati Bengals players Arkansas Razorbacks football players People from Prairieville, Louisiana People from Magnolia, Mississippi American Football League players {{linebacker-1940s-stub

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