KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Former Chiefs safety Caesar Belser's brain will be donated to science to help research into a degenerative brain condition, his children said.
Belser, who played for the Chiefs from 1968 to 1971, died over the weekend of lung cancer, according to his son, Jason Belser, and his daughter, Cecilia Belser-Patton.
The family will donate his brain to the University of Texas Southwestern and Dr. Bennet Omalu, a key figure in researching chronic traumatic encephalopathy, The Kansas City Star reported. His children said Belser suffered from cognitive impairment, brain trauma and dementia later in life, and complained of memory loss in the last four years.