O.J. Brigance Passes Away at 56 After Battle with ALS
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O.J. Brigance, a Super Bowl champion with the Baltimore Ravens, has passed away at the age of 56 following a 19-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, the team announced.
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ESPNRavens icon Brigance dies after 19-year ALS fight O.J. Brigance, a former Ravens linebacker and the team's longtime adviser in player engagement, has died after a 19-year battle with ALS. He was 56.
Bleacher ReportBrigance first played in an NFL game during the 1996 campaign for the Dolphins. The 2000 campaign was his only one with the Ravens, and he appeared in all 16 regular-season games before helping lead the team to a Super Bowl title.
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After Brigance was diagnosed with ALS in 2007, he and his wife Chanda established the Brigance Brigade Foundation to raise money and awareness for the fight against ALS.
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In fact, he made the first tackle of Super Bowl XXXV, which Baltimore won over the New York Giants.
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Yahoo SportsBrigance recorded the first tackle of Super Bowl 35, a game the Ravens went on to win over the New York Giants, 34-7.
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01 Yahoo Sports "He was a hero to this city long before his courageous battle with ALS and became an even greater inspiration in the way he faced it with the same fight, faith and grace he brought to the football field."
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