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Irv Cross, a former athlete and CBS sports anchor, had a disease of the brain called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Ex-NFL player Irv Cross has been diagnosed with the disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) by Boston University researchers. Cross suffered from stage 4 chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the disease that can be found in people who have been exposed to repeated head trauma. Cross, who was 81 at the time of his death, was diagnosed with…