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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1028103" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>Back when Ringo was playing, it was a common practice for defensive linemen to use head slaps to gain an advantage over offensive linemen, particularly centers. It was made illegal in I believe 1977. It was amazing how many times a player would get his "bell rung" with plays like that, and in a lot of cases, it wasn't diagnosed, but was a concussion. I had it happened to me several times in HS. A couple of times, I had to be pulled out of the game until I got my head cleared enough to go back in.</p><p></p><p>The worst slaps were when the defensive player smacked the side of the helmet, over the ear hole, as hard as they could, causing both impact, and air being forced into the ear. You could be dazed repeatedly in a game.</p><p></p><p>Ringo suffered that abuse constantly, being an offensive center. It was a horrible problem to be honest. What bothered me most is how fans and some players were whining their heads off that it was part of football, and a contact sport. A dumb position to take on it, in my opinion. I'd say that Jim Ringo, and his family, would have certainly agreed. At one time, football was barbaric in many ways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1028103, member: 17953"] Back when Ringo was playing, it was a common practice for defensive linemen to use head slaps to gain an advantage over offensive linemen, particularly centers. It was made illegal in I believe 1977. It was amazing how many times a player would get his "bell rung" with plays like that, and in a lot of cases, it wasn't diagnosed, but was a concussion. I had it happened to me several times in HS. A couple of times, I had to be pulled out of the game until I got my head cleared enough to go back in. The worst slaps were when the defensive player smacked the side of the helmet, over the ear hole, as hard as they could, causing both impact, and air being forced into the ear. You could be dazed repeatedly in a game. Ringo suffered that abuse constantly, being an offensive center. It was a horrible problem to be honest. What bothered me most is how fans and some players were whining their heads off that it was part of football, and a contact sport. A dumb position to take on it, in my opinion. I'd say that Jim Ringo, and his family, would have certainly agreed. At one time, football was barbaric in many ways. [/QUOTE]
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