Doug Cunningham
No. 42, 40
Born:(1945-09-14)September 14, 1945
Louisville, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:January 13, 2015(2015-01-13) (aged 69)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Running back
CollegeMississippi
NFL draft1967 / Round: 6 / Pick: 145
Career history
As player
1967–1973San Francisco 49ers
1974Washington Redskins
Career stats

Julian Douglas Cunningham (September 14, 1945 – January 13, 2015) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1967 NFL Draft.[1]

Cunningham was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Hall of Famer, Ole Miss great Doug Cunningham dies".
  2. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.


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