Jim Welch

American football player (1938–2017)

American football player

Jim Welch
No. 46
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Born:	(1938-03-17)March 17, 1938 Anson, Texas
Died:	October 25, 2017(2017-10-25) (aged 79) Southlake, Texas
Career information
College:	Southern Methodist
NFL draft:	1960 / Round: 3 / Pick: 34
AFL draft:	1960 / Round: 2
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1960–1967) Detroit Lions (1968)

Career highlights and awards
Big Country Hall of Fame (2008)

James Welch (March 17, 1938 — October 25, 2017) was a professional American football player who played nine seasons in the NFL.^[1]

Welch is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Jim Welch Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.