NFL players donating their brains to science

Ralph Wenzel

Ralph Wenzel, who played guard for the Steelers and Chargers for seven seasons in the 60s and 70s, died in June 2012 from complications of dementia, according to his wife, Eleanor Perfetto. He was 69. Wenzel's brain is among more than 100 that have been donated to the Boston University brain bank.

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