sad fate for past buffalo qb;s

[STAMPY]

i always found it sad and strange. Jim Kelly and Doug Flutie both had sons with disablities i think same disability... and they were both buffalo qb's... strange twist of fate huh

[Buffatexas]

Don't forget about Marino's and Esiason's children as well...

[IHateTheDullphins]

they weren't the same, Doug's kid is autistic, and Jim's kid has Krabbe disease.

[Buffatexas]

Marino's kid is also autistic and Esiason's kid has another disease, I belive it is MS but I am not sure....no one has it worse than Jim though

[TedMock]

Harbough too. They're all from the same generation, I wonder if any of this had to do with the pain killers or other meds they were given in the early and mid 80's.

[Dozerdog]

I mentioned something like that many moons ago- Ebenezer says no- that these diseases are genetic.


Doesn't Elway have a child with disabilities as well? Maybe I'm wrong

I too thought it wierd that all these guys from 84-86 draft classes were hit with the disease, but it's apparentlt just a sad coincidence

[Dozerdog]

If it were the meds, then why wasn't it more rampant among the rest of the players? Why not from other sports as well?

[TedMock]

Elway too...you're right. It is just QB's which is strange....maybe QB treatments were different. QB's need to stay sharp more so than other positions. I'm sure it's just a coincidence but it is strange.

[The_Philster]

Matk Rypien's son has cancer I do believe.