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Tim Green of the Atlanta Falcons (right) plays during a game at Fulton County Stadium on September 10, 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia. Green was recently diagnosed with ALS.
Tim Green appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday night, giving the first extended look at the local icon's battle with ALS. (Photo courtesy of 60 Minutes) ...
It's been just over a week since Tim Green made his battle with ALS public, first posting the news on Facebook and then sharing his story with all of America on ‘60 Minutes.’ ...
Tim Green first noticed the symptoms about five years ago. The former NFL player, whose strength was a job requirement, suddenly found his hands weren't strong enough to use a nail clipper.
KATV first met Tim Green in September, 2016. At the time, little did anyone outside his family know he had been diagnosed with a slow-progressing form of ALS just weeks earlier.
Central NY News A visit with Tim Green: Despite ALS, ‘every day is full for me’ (Good Morning CNY for Sept. 22) Published: Sep. 22, 2021, 6:32 a.m.
Tim Green's stance on football and ALS. In a 1996 interview on 60 Minutes, Green discussed the inherent risks and violent consequences of the game; and today, head trauma has been identified as ...
Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Tim Green, who became a lawyer, television commentator and author after his playing days, revealed that he has been diagnosed with ALS. "While the football ...
The 54-year-old Green, who spent eight years in the NFL after starring at Syracuse, wrote in his post that the version of ALS he has is a slow-progressing one and that he’s grateful for that.
Tim Daniels Nov 15, 2018 Former Atlanta Falcons defensive end Tim Green announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
A well-known voice on NPR in the 1990s, Tim Green is one of a growing number of former football players with the degenerative illness Lou Gehrig's disease. And he's not hiding it.