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There are few ballparks more iconic than Detroit’s Tiger Stadium. For 87 years, the legendary field sat on the intersection of Michigan and Trumbull, in the Corktown neighborhood, and ...
In 1971, wide receiver Chuck Hughes of the Detroit Lions collapsed on the field, went into convulsions, and died on the field during a game against the Chicago Bears. Hughes collapsed on his own ...
Detroit Lions wide receiver Chuck Hughes lies on his back with his right arm hanging off the stretcher, in Detroit, Oct. 24, 1971. A doctor from the stands, wearing checkered pants, helps wheel ...
On Oct. 24, 1971, Chuck Hughes was 28 years old, playing wide receiver for the Detroit Lions in a game against the Chicago Bears at Tiger Stadium. The Eagles had traded him to the Lions in the ...
Butkus was on the field during an Oct. 1971 game against the Detroit Lions when wide receiver Chuck Hughes collapsed during the fourth quarter. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
Hosts Kyle Meinke and Ben Raven break down a tough week, then welcome legendary sports writer Mike O’Hara to offer his memories from being in the bleachers when Lions WR Chuck Hughes died on the ...
Chuck Hughes, 28, was a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions on October 24, 1971, when he entered the fourth quarter of a game against the Chicago Bears. With only 62 seconds left in the game ...
Hughes was the first player to die on an NFL field, after suffering a heart attack during the final minutes of a game between the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears in 1971. Hughes, a wide receiver ...
Sharon Hughes, widow of late NFL player Chuck ... on Field and Receiving CPR During the 1971 game, the Lions were down 28-23 and Chuck had just caught his first pass that season.
Chuck Hughes, a 28-year-old wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, suddenly collapsed and passed away at the end of the fourth quarter during a game against the Chicago Bears in 1971. Hughes' nephew ...