Irv Cross Obituary – Cause of Death: Two-Time Pro Bowler and Broadcaster Irv Cross suffered from CTE.
Irv Cross, a defensive back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams, won two Pro Bowls and was diagnosed with CTE after he died.
Cross and his family chose to give his brain to science. They did this to bring attention to the fact that NFL players get hit in the head a lot.
After 9 years in the NFL, Cross quit after the 1969 season and went into broadcasting. But he had a lot of different problems. In the years that followed, he had mood swings, felt sad, and lost his memory. He even had trouble keeping his balance and was sometimes scared.
Cross played cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Philadelphia Eagles. Working with CBS, Cross was the first African American sports analyst on national television. He was an initial co-host of The NFL Today, which became the pregame show standard for all television networks.