Feature: A Greater Cause
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The following article featuring former Harvard standout Noah Welch appeared October 3 on the Florida Panthers Web site.
By Dave Joseph
floridapanthers.com
When Noah Welch was asked by former professional wrestler and
college football player Chris Nowinski to help spread the word of
the Sports Legacy Institute, a nonprofit devoted to studying the
effects of concussions, the Panther defenseman was more than
willing to help.
And that help will continue even after he’s gone.
Welch is one of several professional and amateur athletes –
the only one, however, in the NHL – who has agreed to donate
his brain to the Institute in hopes research can lead to education,
policy change and improved protective head gear while studying the
effects of concussions on depression and cognitive impairment.
Complete article can be accessed via the Panthers Web site by clicking here.
