Former NFL guard Conrad Dobler had CTE at the time of his death at age 72 in February 2023, according to researchers at the Boston University CTE Center.

Conrad Dobler embraced the violent nature of the NFL so completely that in the 1970s he was dubbed “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player.” The family of the late St. Louis Cardinals offensive lineman said Wednesday that he had an advanced form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy,