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2008 Catastrophic Injuries

From News Reports (Severity: at time of injury)
Name Injury Severity Level
1. Nic Justice cervical spine disc rupture/surgery high school, CA
2. Milton Oshay Johnson cervical spine paralysis high school, Fl
3. Lawreance Williams cervical spine paralysis high school, MS
4. Harry Williams cervical spine fracture NFL, Texans
5. Matt Gfeller brain death high school, Tx
6. Adam Gunn cervical spine fracture college, Pitt
7. Corben Brooks cervical spine paralysis high school, CA
8. LaQuan Phillips cervical spine paralysis high school, NV
9. Justin McCray cervical spine paralysis high school, MS
10. Mike Anderson cervical spine fracture high school, IL
11. Spencer Trapp cervical spine fracture high school, NE
12. Austin Cole cervical spine fracture high school, MI
13. Tyler Olson cervical spine paralysis high school, IA
14. Aaron Williams cervical spine fracture high school, WV
15. Dante Love cervical spine fracture college, Ball State Univ.
16. Gary Rogers cervical spine fracture college, WSU
17. Shareece Wright cervical spine fracture college, USC
18. Norman Taylor cervical spine paralysis high school, LA
19. Reid Wall cervical spine fracture high school, WA
20. Jan Veintidos cervical spine paralysis high school, LA
21. Gerald Alexander cervical spine fracture NFL, Lions