August 15, 1989 - Grossest injury I ever had the displeasure of watching

[edjr 5,547]

Willis Mcgahee is the worst I can remember during a live telecast.

 

 

 

but this one is the most traumatic I saw on ESPN 300 times.

 

 

You youngens probably have never seen or heard of this

 

 

 

 

 

Skip to 1:10 if you want to see the horror

 

 

 

 

[cyclone24 1,805]

Napoleon Mccallum always got me...

 

[edjr 5,547]

Napoleon Mccallum always got me...

 

 

I'm remembering the name, but not remembering what happened.

 

I don't like watching that stuff, very squeamish.

 

If I didn't see McGahee live, I'd have never seen that either.

 

 

Dravecky ended up losing his arm at the shoulder, other than War, it can't get any worse. I guess paralysis and death

[Voltaire 4,554]

I missed it. I was in basic training in August 1989.

[Cloaca du jour 2,064]

That play by ismail would have been a TD in todays nfl...he hit cone with his toe

[crackattack 513]

Joe Theismann on MNF was the worse I ever saw.

[edjr 5,547]

Joe Theismann on MNF was the worse I ever saw.

 

I did see that live.

 

they showed the replay how many times?

[nzoner 936]

Joe Theismann on MNF was the worse I ever saw.

Was watching that one live,never forget LT looking over at the Redskins bench and waving the medical staff to get out there now.

[nzoner 936]

Ed I wouldn't watch this one either

 

[posty 2,296]

[edjr 5,547]

 

No one saw that live.

 

I remember hearing about it.

 

he's fine though.

[dain11279 927]

 

I know a guy who was at that game. Said it was like watching a horror movie. Focking bizarre

[edjr 5,547]

I know a guy who was at that game. Said it was like watching a horror movie. Focking bizarre

 

I was at Ted Williams last game

[Hardcore troubadour 12,593]

Was watching that one live,never forget LT looking over at the Redskins bench and waving the medical staff to get out there now.

I know LT takes a lot of grief (deservedly) for the stuff he does, but he's a good guy underneath it all.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

I know LT takes a lot of grief (deservedly) for the stuff he does, but he's a good guy underneath it all.

 

Maybe if you are an underage prostitute.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,593]

 

Maybe if you are an underage prostitute.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[tanatastic 2,061]

So he throws the ball and his arm falls off? Not watching with sound. He throws a pitch, crumples to them ground then it shows him with 1 arm in an interview. Huh?

[edjr 5,547]

So he throws the ball and his arm falls off? Not watching with sound. He throws a pitch, crumples to them ground then it shows him with 1 arm in an interview. Huh?

 

 

A cancerous desmoid tumor was found in Dravecky's pitching arm. On October 7, 1988, he underwent surgery, which removed half of the deltoid muscle in his pitching arm and froze the humerus bone in an effort to eliminate all of the cancerous cells. Doctors advised Dravecky to wait until 1990 to pitch again, but Dravecky was determined to pitch in 1989. By July 1989, he was pitching in the minors, and on August 10, he made a highly publicized return to the major leagues, pitching eight innings and defeating Cincinnati 4–3. In his following start, five days later in Montreal, Dravecky pitched three no-hit innings, but in the fifth inning, he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. In the sixth inning, he started off shaky, allowing a home run to the leadoff batter and then hitting the second batter, Andrés Galarraga. Then, on his first pitch to Tim Raines, his humerus bone snapped; the sound of it breaking could be heard throughout the stadium. Dravecky collapsed on the mound. He'd suffered a clean break midway between his shoulder and elbow, ending his season.

After two more surgeries, his left arm continued to deteriorate, and on June 18, 1991, less than two years after his comeback with the Giants, Dravecky's left arm and shoulder were amputated. After recovering from the surgery, Dravecky went on to begin a new career as a motivational speaker.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

So he throws the ball and his arm falls off? Not watching with sound. He throws a pitch, crumples to them ground then it shows him with 1 arm in an interview. Huh?

 

Cancer.

[Bert 1,087]

Joe Theismann on MNF was the worse I ever saw.

 

ETA: And they kept showing it over and over and over again.

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

That Theisman one was focking brutal and yet you couldn't look away.

 

Now LT is just snapping teenagers in half.