Credit: Associated Press
Former Green Bay Packers great Paul Hornung, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a Heisman Trophy winner, is suing equipment manufacturer Riddell, saying its helmets failed to protect him from brain injury.
Attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of the 80-year-old Hornung in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago on Thursday. It names Riddell as the defendant.
The suit says Hornung suffered multiple concussions as a player and that he has been diagnosed with dementia. It says the neurodegenerative condition has been linked to repetitive head trauma. The suit seeks unspecified damages.