BOSTON — Conrad Dobler embraced the violent nature of the NFL so completely that in the 1970s he was dubbed “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player.” All that violence may have damaged him worst of all. The ...

Conrad Dobler, once regarded as the dirtiest player in the NFL, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died in 2023 at age 72, his family and the Boston University CTE Center announced ...

Conrad Dobler’s brain is being donated to researchers studying the the link traumatic brain injury and CTE, two children of the former NFL standout told USA TODAY Sports Wednesday. Dobler, a ...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conrad Dobler, one of the NFL’s top offensive linemen and fiercest players in the 1970s, has died. He was 72. The Arizona Cardinals announced Dobler died Monday in Pueblo, Colorado ...

BOSTON (AP) — Conrad Dobler embraced the violent nature of the NFL so completely that in the 1970s, he was dubbed “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player.” All that violence may have damaged him worst of all.

BOSTON — Former St. Louis Cardinals offensive lineman Conrad Dobler has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Dobler was a physical player who embraced the violent ...