finalyear debutyear article_title finalteam draftround birth_date pfr draftyear heightin databasefootball heightft number college debutteam name birth_place nfl weight position draftpick
1999 1992 kevin turner -lrb- running back -rrb-
 philadelphia eagles 3 12 june 1969 turnke00 1992 1 turnekev02 6 34 alabama new england patriots kevin turner prattville , alabama tur637978 231 fullback 71
kevin turner -lrb- running back -rrb-

paul kevin turner -lrb- born june 12 , 1969 -rrb- is an american former professional american football fullback in the national football league for eight seasons for the new england patriots and philadelphia eagles .
in june 2010 , turner was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as lou gehrig 's disease .
he is now involved in research that links chronic traumatic encephalopathy -lrb- cte -rrb- to als , agreeing to donate his brain and spinal cord when he dies .
turner 's battle with als is documented in the music video for the song `` journey on '' by ty herndon .
turner and his two children appear in the music video along with herndon .
in 2012 , jon frankel of hbo worked with turner to create the documentary film `` american man '' , describing turner 's life , especially his battle with als .
