R.J
11-17-2011, 05:03 PM
According to this article (http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/16/ex-argo-coach-gregg-has-parkinsons).
National Football League Hall of Famer, and former Argonauts’ coach, Forrest Gregg, is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease.
Gregg’s symptoms include hand tremors, a stooped posture, shortened stride and softened voice.
When Gregg, now 78, coached the Argonauts in 1979 he was an imposing figure; a 6-foot-5 icon known as the “Iron Man” to most of his players for a then-record 188 consecutive NFL games. He had an intimidating voice and both a quick wit and temper that was cloaked in charm.
He was part of six championships, five with Green Bay but his success never spilled over into the CFL. His only season in Toronto ended with a 5-11 record, before he returned to coach the Bengals in the NFL. He returned to the CFL with Shreveport in 1994-95 but his teams won just eight of 36 games.
Although the cause of the debilitating neurological disorder is unknown, Gregg, his family and his neurologist, Dr. Rajeev Kumar, of the Colorado Neurological Institute’s Movement Disorders Center in Denver, say his disease may be related to numerous concussions he suffered during his playing career in the 1950s at Southern Methodist and from 1956-71 in the NFL.
National Football League Hall of Famer, and former Argonauts’ coach, Forrest Gregg, is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease.
Gregg’s symptoms include hand tremors, a stooped posture, shortened stride and softened voice.
When Gregg, now 78, coached the Argonauts in 1979 he was an imposing figure; a 6-foot-5 icon known as the “Iron Man” to most of his players for a then-record 188 consecutive NFL games. He had an intimidating voice and both a quick wit and temper that was cloaked in charm.
He was part of six championships, five with Green Bay but his success never spilled over into the CFL. His only season in Toronto ended with a 5-11 record, before he returned to coach the Bengals in the NFL. He returned to the CFL with Shreveport in 1994-95 but his teams won just eight of 36 games.
Although the cause of the debilitating neurological disorder is unknown, Gregg, his family and his neurologist, Dr. Rajeev Kumar, of the Colorado Neurological Institute’s Movement Disorders Center in Denver, say his disease may be related to numerous concussions he suffered during his playing career in the 1950s at Southern Methodist and from 1956-71 in the NFL.