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LB Chris Spielman (2x All-American, 4x Pro Bowl, 3x All-Pro, CFB HOF)

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Man, I love that man. Love his entire family really; they have so much strength it's amazing. I don't care if that sounds gay or not. I'm teary eyed right now. The Ohio State family is incredible.

I have several friends battling right now and they walk every year. I have sent them a couple of shirts from the Spielman foundation and the Ohio State University Cancer Center. They love them.

Keep the fight Chris, Buckeye family will always have your back.
 
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Yeah, that was really good. Knew the story, but that told it so well. Was always one of my favorite Buckeyes, gonna be hard to top him now.

I really hope I get the opportunity to meet Chris Spielman one day.
 
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Good stuff.

I'm very proud that Chris and Stefanie Spielman are from Ohio and that Chris played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Hopefully everyone can take some inspiration from their story and make a positive difference in life.

I'm also more happy than ever to wear my #36 Spielman jersey on Saturdays and am slightly regretful that I have changed into my #47 from time to time for Karma's sake (and also that I have spilled a lot of beer on it over the years). But hey, it works so I'm sure Chris would understand.
 
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Michigan's Runyan, Ohio State's Spielman Win Big Ten Postcollegiate Honors

Runyan wins Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award, Spielman is the recipient of the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award

Nov. 21, 2012

Park Ridge, Ill. - Michigan's Jon Runyan was honored with the Big Ten's Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award, while Ohio State's Chris Spielman was named the recipient of the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award, the conference announced on Wednesday. The awards recognize Big Ten football players that have achieved success in the areas of humanitarianism and leadership after their college careers have ended.
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The Buckeyes' all-time leader in solo tackles, Spielman, along with his late wife Stefanie, formed The Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research in 1999, which has raised more than $11 million for cancer research. Spielman, along with his wife, also established Stefanie's Champions to recognize one of the most critical factors in surviving cancer - loving, unwavering support. A two-time All-American and the 1987 Lombardi Award recipient, Spielman was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Selected in the second round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions, Spielman appeared in four Pro Bowls and is the Lions' all-time leader in tackles. He retired from the NFL in 1999 to take care of his wife and their four children and remains committed to her legacy of hope and finding a cure for cancer.
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http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112112aaa.html
 
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Football: Seau diagnosis worries former Buckeye
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch Friday January 11, 2013

?I never had a concussion,? Chris Spielman said.

Spielman, a former All-America linebacker at Ohio State and Pro Bowler with the Detroit Lions, said he has had no problems related to his brain since retiring in 1999. His exit was forced by a neck injury that necessitated the fusion of vertebrae. Since then, he also has gained an artificial hip.

?I would do it all over again, with the fused neck, the titanium hip and the broken fingers,? Spielman said. ?As long as I had a heartbeat.?

He and Seau were contemporaries in the NFL, both known for playing the game with passion, abandon and an aggressive style.

?I think he played it at a high level,? Spielman said. ?He was tough, and hard-hitting, and all that stuff. I don?t think he took any more hits than any other linebacker game to game. Now, the fact he played so long, he obviously took more hits than me or some of his other contemporaries.?

That?s what studies, some commissioned by the NFL, are trying to figure out. How many hits are too many? Although rules and equipment ? especially helmets ? have been changed dramatically in recent years to protect players more from blows to the head, how much further do they need to go?
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Spielman knows the physical risks of playing the game, but he is fine letting his 16-year-old son, Noah, a junior at Upper Arlington, pursue it.

?Parents and players need to educate themselves about the risks of playing, then make a decision as family,? Spielman said. ?But I don?t think it?s just a matter of, ?Oh, my gosh, I don?t want my kid to get a concussion,? then you?ll start eliminating headers in soccer. ?The rules that keep getting made are all for the protection of the players, but you can?t protect everybody from everything. It?s not possible.?

Rules-makers do appear to be in a hurry to cut down on some of the jeopardy, such as the notion put forth recently to do away with kickoffs in the NFL.

?Guys are getting bigger, faster and stronger, just as they have done from generation to generation, and you have to adjust the rules accordingly,? Spielman said. ?Now, are you going to eliminate all head-to-head contact in football? No, you?re not.?
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http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/con...11/seau-diagnosis-worries-former-buckeye.html
 
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