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Titolo: Immagini di infortuni terrificanti !

Lasciate perdere tutto quello che avete visto finora. Negli USA c'č un DVD
intitolato "The world's most grueling injuries", con gli infortuni piů
spaventosi e terrificanti di tuti i tempi! Dita mozzate! Gambe spezzate!
Tutto questo e molto altro ancora.
Ecco qui quello che c'č riguardo la NFL:
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You want gore? Forget that Faces of Death marathon on cable&#8212;just
find some old gridiron highlights from NFL. The most unforgettable pro
football injuries are grislier than a Celine Dion centerfold. Here are
four of the most graphic bodily insults ever recorded by the camera:
Y.A. Tittle
The Game: Sept. 20, 1964, N.Y. Giants vs. Pittsburgh.
The Play: In this classic old-school TKO, QB Tittle was attempting a pass
to Frank &#8220;Mr. Kathie Lee&#8221; Gifford when he was decked by a
forearm to the head from defensive end John Baker. The ball popped into
the air&#8212;some thought it was actually Tittle&#8217;s noggin&#8212;and
the Steelers returned it for a score. Tittle suffered a massive concussion
and left the game, but not before making football history. Dazed and
confused, he knelt on the turf with blood gushing from his hairless scalp,
a pose immortalized in one of the most famous football photos ever. 
The Aftermath: The hit stuck a fork in Tittle&#8217;s career: He was done.
Never the same, he retired at the season&#8217;s end.
Kellen Winslow
The Game: Oct. 21, 1984, San Diego vs. Oakland. 
The Play: After catching a pass at midfield in the closing minutes of a
44&#8211;37 loss, the All-World tight end took a hit to his right knee
from Raiders linebacker Jeff Barnes. In a moment caught in agonizing
detail on the instant replay, Winslow&#8217;s knee bends sideways until
his hip almost folds on top of his ankle. Doctors who repaired the severed
medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in Winslow&#8217;s knee
likened it to sewing two mops together.
The Aftermath: Although he would never be the force he was before that
gruesome injury, Winslow returned to football the next season and played
in the 1988 Pro Bowl.
Joe Theisman
The Game: Nov. 18, 1985, Washington vs. N.Y. Giants.
The Play: In the Titanic of all gridiron gross-outs, 36-year-old QB
Theisman handed the ball off to John Riggins, who flipped it back to
Thiesman on the flea flicker. The play didn&#8217;t fool the Giants.
Lawrence Taylor sacked Theisman; then Gary Reasons fell on top of both
players. Theisman&#8217;s leg folded backward like a cheap card table.
While lying on the field with his tibia and fibula clearly poking out of
his leg, he told coach Joe Gibbs, &#8220;Hey, I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221; At
least he didn&#8217;t have to watch 35 replays in super slo-mo.
The Aftermath: Theisman never played again and is now a remarkably
annoying analyst with ESPN. 
Tim Krumrie
The Game: Jan. 22, 1989, Super Bowl XXIII, Cincinnati vs. San Francisco. 
The Play: Bengals nose tackle Tim Krumrie put millions of fans off their
nachos permanently with a truly stomach-churning injury. While trying to
tackle running back Roger Craig, Krumrie&#8217;s left leg snapped like a
breadstick, his tibia and fibula shattered in three places. Coach Sam
&#8220;Mr. Sensitive&#8221; Wyche ran over and yelled, &#8220;Get up,
Timmy!&#8221;
The Aftermath: The 49ers win with just 34 seconds remaining; it was the
closest Super Bowl ever. After having a 15-inch rod placed in his leg,
Krumrie returned to football the next season, but he never came back to
the Pro Bowl or the Super Bowl before retiring after the 1994 season
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Tutto questo e molto altro ancora.
Lo guardava pure Homer Simpson in una puntata di qualche giorno fa :D
Anzi, scusate, sua era una videocassetta.
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Uellah !
Oliver"Holly" Statua
holly_wood @ 
libero.it