BILLY RAY SMITH JR, EX-SAN DIEGO CHARGERS STAR, DIES AT 64 AS FAMILY CITES CTE

Family syas Smith faced ‘dementia caused by CTE’ College Football Hall of Famer played 10 NFL seasons Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and College Football Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr has died. He was 64.

Sport | The Guardian reports that family syas Smith faced ‘dementia caused by CTE’ College Football Hall of Famer played 10 NFL seasons Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and College Football Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr has died.

The report adds: He was 64.

Smith’s family said in a statement Wednesday that Smith died following a bout with CTE-caused dementia.

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