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Sad to hear, although good to see he still has a sense of humor.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-als-diagnosis Former Chicago Bears Super Bowl champion Steve McMichael reveals ALS diagnosis CHICAGO -- Steve McMichael, the charismatic former Chicago Bears Super Bowl champion defensive lineman and ex-WCW professional wrestler, revealed in an interview with the Chicago Tribune that doctors diagnosed him with ALS three months ago. "I promise you, this epitaph that I'm going to have on me now? This ain't ever how I envisioned this was going to end," McMichael told the paper. McMichael, 63, is mostly confined to a specialized wheelchair -- that Bears ownership volunteered to pay for -- after the disease robbed him of the use of the majority of his limbs. McMichael spent his final NFL season (1994) with the hated Green Bay Packers, but liked to tell people in retirement that the only reason he signed with the Bears' bitter rival was to, "steal their money and whoop their ass again!" ALS has not deprived McMichael of his trademark sense of humor. "I thought I was ready for anything," McMichael said of his ALS diagnosis. "But man, this will sneak up on you like a cheap-shotting Green Bay Packer." |
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