Hard Hit
CONRAD
DOBLER
THEN: All-Pro offensive tackle in the '70s, primarily with the St. Louis Cardinals.

NOW: Knee and hip ailments have left him physically and financially crippled.
MIKE
WEBSTER
THEN: Won four Super Bowls as a Pittsburgh Steelers center.

NOW: Was plagued by dementia in retirement. Died at age 50 in 2002.
BRIAN
DEMARCO
THEN: Offensive guard in the '90s with Jacksonville and Cincinnati.

NOW: Retired at age 27 after suffering serious spinal and knee injuries.
WILLIE
WOOD
THEN: Green Bay Packers defensive back and a hero of Super Bowl I.

NOW: Suffers from Alzheimer'slike cognitive problems.
EARL
CAMPBELL
THEN: Hall of Fame Houston Oilers running back in the late '70s and early '80s.

NOW: Enfeebled by years of hits, he uses a walker to get around.
PHOTOS: Bettmann - Corbis, Associated Press, David J. Phillip - Associated Press

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