DETROIT, Mich.-- The Chicago Bears defeated the Detroit Lions, 28-23. Yet nobody cared.
The spectacular collapse of Chuck Hughes with 62 secs to play October 24 and also the fatality much less than an hour later on of the Lions 'wiry extra wide receiver stunned a crowd of 54,418, plus a regional television audience.
"I've never seen anything like it," age-old George Halas, owner of the Bears, stated in shock, also prior to understanding of the death of the 28-year-old Hughes. Hughes was trotting routinely back to the huddle-- thee player after catching a 32-yard pass which gave Detorit a first down on Chicago's 36-yard line with 98 secs to play-- when he plunged to the lawn in mid-stride, target of a coronary apoplexy.< p class= "advertisement ad-top-mpu alt-font gpt-target" data-role ="advertisement "data-label="Promotion"data-settings= "SportingNews _ Web"data-slot-id="/ 22299846845/SportingNews/SportingNews _ Web/Articles/Top _ MPU"id =" ad-mobileTopMpu1 ">" I believed he was fabricating in the beginning,"Dr. Richard Thompson,
among the Lions '2 team doctors, stated of his initial reaction. Doctors Rush Onto Field Doctors and trainer from both clubs rushed out to attempt to revitalize Hughes, yet their cardiac massage therapy as well as resuscitation attempts were futile. Fifty mins after the video game ended, he was noticable dead."He seemed okay, "said defensive back Bobo Jeter of the Bears. Jeter, together with security Garry Layle, had actually caught Hughes in a difficult"squeeze"deal with on hi 32-yard function."He turned around and also began for the huddle, after that he just fell down," Jeter claimed." It appeared so horribly wish for any individual to get to him."
"I understood him," assistant train Jim Ringo claimed. "We were together in Philly. He was a real great individual."
"The winning is spoiled," middle linebacker Prick Butkus of Chicago stated. "I'm not as satisfied as I wish to be."
The Bears and also Lions now both have 4-2 records in the Central Division of the National Football Seminar.
Ambulance Rates to Scene Detroit quarterback Greg Landry terminated 3 insufficient passes afer connecting with Hughes with 98 seconds to play. His last pass of the video game also dropped without being caught and also Chicago ran out the clock as the alarm shouted on the ambulancewhich was involving take Hughes to the hospital.
"It made you realize just how worthless a foolish football video game is," said Roy (Friday) Macklem, that is he veteran Lions' equipment manager.
Hughes, that was prepared 4th by Philly in 1967, was married and also had a 23-month-old boy. He had 12 bros and also sis.
Among the males who understood Chuck Hughes best, when the late Detroit Lions pass receiver was a 15-pound secondary school younger, defined him as "the Utopia of need."
The 28-year-old Hughes played his prep football at Abilene (Tex.) Senior High School and in university at College of Texas-El Paso, after that referred to as Texas Western College.
"He was one of the tiniest university kids we have actually ever before had ... I don't believe he weighed over 150 extra pounds," stated Chuck Moser, sports supervisor of the Abilene school. "Yet he was the Paradise of wish."
"Chuck was inelible to play his elderly year in senior high school due to the fact that he was over-age. However he didn't miss out on a single day of practice that season.
Earns Appreciation From Dobbs
Bobby Dobbs, the trainer at Texas-El Paso, claimed Hughes "earned his scholarship because he was a fantastic competitor."
Dobbs took control of at UTEP in Hughes' elderly period.
"He was just the kind for my design of football," Dobbs stated. "He belonged to the trio that assisted us get fame as the 'Traveling Miners'-- along with receiver Bob Wallas and also quarterback Billy Stevens.
"I'll always remember the very first video game Chuck played for me. He captured greater than 300 lawns in passes that day."
Hughes that period took place to snag 8- masquerades 1,519 lawns as well as 12 goals. In his 3 varsity years, he caught 162 passes for 2,882 lawns and also 19 goals.
"He did it all on large dedication ... just one extremely person," Dobbs stated.
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