Texas Tech gruesome leg injury

[gocy444]

My dad always told me a story of his playing days growing up. Super small town Iowa in the 70’s that had a poorly maintained field. One of his buddies was on a break away touchdown and stepped in a hole. Bone poked right through the shin. Horrifying.

 

[DurangoCy]

I wasn’t there, but we had a kid break his femur in a fb game in junior high. From the story’s I head, I wasn’t a good time for anyone that saw it or head him screaming. For some reason they couldn’t set it or do surgery, so he was in traction for 6 weeks. Rough way to learn that fb is a tough sport.

 

[farm85]

 

[mfl3cy]

No interest in watching it, who was it. Anyone remember the RB Oakland? vs Minnesota MNF 20+ some years ago, leg broke backwards? I saw it live it was gruesome, I think he almost lost that leg, never played football again.

I remember Roger Craig hitting his own lineman for the 49ers. The bottom of his leg was spinning. Thank goodness that was before HDTV, --- Sorry, he did that to Krumrie (Bengals) - Super Bowl.

 

[CychiatricWard]

I wasn’t there, but we had a kid break his femur in a fb game in junior high. From the story’s I head, I wasn’t a good time for anyone that saw it or head him screaming. For some reason they couldn’t set it or do surgery, so he was in traction for 6 weeks. Rough way to learn that fb is a tough sport.

What city was this in? I was playing junior high football for Ames, we were out of town somewhere, and was right there when we had a guy do that. Was absolutely gnarly and he was just screaming in pain. Still remember it 20 years later.

 

[Bigman38]

It flashed on my twitter yesterday without me being ready...yuck.

BUT, anyone else ever surprised more of this doesn't happen given the size of the guys, piles/hits and impact football players have each play?

I'm expecting it every single time someone has their weight on one foot and is hit low.

 

[RealisticCy]

The Joe Theismann break was probably the worst one I’ve seen. I did watch Gordon Hayward with the Celtics break his leg in a game.

The Paul George broken leg and Willis McGahee blowing every knee ligament in the natty......two that can't be unseen.

 

[CascadeClone]

So who is this Ramirez guy? Is he a key contributor?