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#ClarkCast Aug. 9: Biloxi in Cuba, plus the life and death of Kenny Stabler

By Jeff Clark

jclark@sunherald.com
Kevin Turner, of Alabama, dives over the top for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Japan Bowl, the American collegiate all-star football game, at the Tokyo Dome. A fullback at Alabama before playing eight years in the NFL for New England and Philadelphia, Turner was 46 when he died in 2016. He had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, but after studying his brain researchers declared that it was actually CTE.
Kevin Turner, of Alabama, dives over the top for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Japan Bowl, the American collegiate all-star football game, at the Tokyo Dome. A fullback at Alabama before playing eight years in the NFL for New England and Philadelphia, Turner was 46 when he died in 2016. He had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, but after studying his brain researchers declared that it was actually CTE. Itsuo Inouye AP File

Take Sun Herald news with you wherever you go, even on the ride home, with the #ClarkCast Podcast: The podcast for Sun Herald and SunHerald.com.

On the episode for Aug. 9, Mary Perez says some Biloxi leaders are going heading to Cuba in attempt to bring some sporting events to the Coast.

Plus, Anita Lee discusses the life and death of NFL star and former Gulfport resident Kenny Stabler and what he can teach us about CTE, a degenerative disease found in people who have suffered repeated blows to the head.

You can listen here or in the player above.

You can also subscribe to #ClarkCast Podcast in iTunes.

Jeff Clark: 228-896-2329, @thejeffclark

This story was originally published August 9, 2017 at 3:07 PM with the headline "#ClarkCast Aug. 9: Biloxi in Cuba, plus the life and death of Kenny Stabler."

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