Former Chicago Blackhawks winger Bobby Hull died in 2023, leading his family to donate his brain to researchers. File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 19 (UPI) — NHL icon Bobby Hull, who spent 15 years with the Chicago Blackhawks and struggled with symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy before his death, was officially diagnosed with the disease, his family said Wednesday. Hull died in 2023 at age 84. His cause of death was not provided at the time. His family donated his brain to the UNITE Brain Bank at the Boston University CTE Center. Researchers diagnosed Hull with stage 2 of CTE, which has four stages. Advertisement
His widow, Deborah Hull, released results of her late husband’s post-mortem brain tissue analysis Wednesday through the Concussion Legacy Foundation.