According to a 2009 Sports Illustrated article, 78% of NFL players are either bankrupt or are under financial stress within two years of retirement
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Helmets were not mandatory for NFL players until 1939
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After 18 college football players were killed during games in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt personally intervened and demanded that the rules of the game be reformed to make the game safer. One of the changes was to make the forward pass a legal play
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The game of basketball as it is known today was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to condition young athletes during cold months
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Prior to 1923, basketball teams could choose which player would shoot a free throw after a foul
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NBA players run the equivalent of four miles during a game
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