He insisted on donating his brain,” said Deborah Hull, Bobby Hull’s wife of almost 40 years, “feeling as though it was his duty to help advance research on this agonizing disease.”
Bobby Hull, who spent 23 seasons playing professional hockey, suffered from Stage 2 CTE at the time of his death in 2023, researchers say.
Bobby Hull, the former NHL legend with the Chicago Blackhawks, is part of an unfortunate trend being exposed in hockey with regards to CTE.
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NHL icon Bobby Hull, who spent 15 years with the Chicago Blackhawks and struggled with symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy before his death, was officially diagnosed with the disease, his family said Wednesday.
Hull struggled with short-term memory loss and impaired judgment over his final decade. He chose to donate his brain after seeing former teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Stan Mikita decline late in his life.
Researchers at Boston University’s CTE Center found that the Hall of Fame forward had stage 2 CTE when he died two years ago at 84 years old.
Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died two years ago, his widow said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Controversial NHL legend Bobby Hull, the Blackhawks’ all-time leading scorer whose on-ice accomplishments were overshadowed by off-ice issues, had stage two chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) at the time of his death in January 2023,
Over two years since his death, Chicago Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull has been diagnosed with CTE after a recent study.
Bobby Hull was one of the greatest players to ever lace a pair of skates in the NHL, playing 15 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks from 1957 to 1972. Hull passed away at the age of 84 in late January of 2023,
Bobby Hull, the Hall of Fame forward and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when