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The Lions doctors explained that injuries Hughes suffered in an exhibition game Sept. Prior to an exhibition on Sept. I want to play though. Two days after the game, a mass was held at St. Aloysius Church on Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit and on that Wednesday the entire Lions team and front office as well as representatives from the NFL attended the service and burial in San Antonio.

By the end of the week Sharon Hughes received a personal heartfelt sympathy letter from President Richard Nixon that read in part:. The tragedy that took him at such an early age is lamented by all who knew him and by countless admirers who so appreciated his skill and good sportsmanship. Jeff Haag, a former newspaper writer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has been working on a Chuck Hughes biography manuscript for several years, was 9 years old when he watched the Lion receiver die on television.

The camera close-up of Steve Owens on the sideline with his helmet off and a very worried look on his face is an image that has always stuck with me. Coaches finally began practices on that following Thursday in preparation for a Monday night game against the Packers in Green Bay.

Team announced the players would wear black bands on their sleeve in memory of Hughes and that his No. In addition, the Lions revealed their team physicians were creating a cardiac unit containing treatment machines and auxiliary equipment and they would be taking a portable cardiac unit to road games. Lions at Rams Week 7 photos. Practice photos: October 22, Practice photos: October 21, Practice photos: October 20, More Photos.

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