Gay Culverhouse

Gay Culverhouse
Gay Culverhouse
Born	February 5, 1947; Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Died	July 1, 2020 (aged 73); Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S.
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	University of Florida; Columbia University (doctorate)
Known for	President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Notre Dame College
Children	2

Gay Culverhouse (February 5, 1947 – July 1, 2020) was president of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1991 to 1994 while her father, Hugh Culverhouse, owned the team. Inspired by Tom McHale, a former Buccaneers player who suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Culverhouse founded the Gay Culverhouse Players Outreach Program, which helps retired NFL players access earned benefits from the National Football League.[1] Culverhouse is the author of Throwaway Players: The Concussion Crisis from Pee Wee Football to the NFL.

In 1996, she served a brief term as president of Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio. She died on July 1, 2020 at age 73 of complications of myelofibrosis.[2]

References

Barr, John (April 25, 2010). "Culverhouse has unfinished business". ESPN. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Goldstein, Richard (July 2, 2020). "Gay Culverhouse, Who Helped Injured Football Players, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

External links

Radio Interview With Gay Culverhouse Regarding NFL Concussions and her recent book "Throw Away Players: The Concussion Crisis"- Miller on Sports Radio

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[ESPN-1] Barr, John (April 25, 2010). "Culverhouse has unfinished business". ESPN. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[2] Goldstein, Richard (July 2, 2020). "Gay Culverhouse, Who Helped Injured Football Players, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2020.