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Old 01-06-2012, 04:28 PM
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I saw a list of athletes in the Daily Sun who died in 2011 and I figured out their average age of death. It came to 68. No surprise there because I had read years ago that they live shorter lives, on average, than the general population. There were ten athletes listed for 2011.

I figured that wasn't very scientific so I went to google to see what I could find. Well, I found a site that stated the average elite athlete will only live to age 67. How about that! I was only off by one year. And 67 compares with the average for the U.S. population of 76.

Another statistic (this one from the NFL): The average life expectancy for NFL players is 58.

Could it be we admire the wrong people?
Would it be impertinent for me to ask if anyone outside TV really cares?