Jim McMahon
- Chicago Bears (1982-1988)
- San Diego Chargers (1989 )
- Philadelphia Eagles (1990-1992)
- Minnesota Vikings (1993 )
- Arizona Cardinals (1994 )
- Green Bay Packers (1995-1996)
James Robert "Jim" McMahon, Jr. ( born August 21, 1959 in Jersey City, New Jersey ) is an American former American football player at the position of quarterback. He played 15 years for six teams in the National Football League ( NFL) and won with the Chicago Bears as starting quarterback of the Super Bowl XX. With the Green Bay Packers eleven years later he won another Super Bowl ( Super Bowl XXXI) as a substitute.
Career as a player
McMahon played at Brigham Young University, College Football, and led in 1980 after a gap of 20 points his team to victory even in the Holiday Bowl. He was selected in 1982 by the Chicago Bears in the first round as the fifth player in the NFL Draft. The Bears he hit more often over the traces, such as with alcohol consumption and advertising on his headband. In 1985, he led the Bears to a 15:1 balance sheet and to a victory in Super Bowl XX. In 1986, he was still fouled from behind by Charles Martin, in a game against the Green Bay Packers, after the pass throw and hurt hard on the shoulder. From 1989 to 1994 he played for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals. He became a substitute for the Green Bay Packers in 1996. With the Packers winning the Super Bowl XXXI, came in the game but not used and throughout the season in only five games to brief appearances. After the Super Bowl victory, he finished his career. His rebel image, he was once more just, as he ostentatiously with his old Chicago jersey with the No. 9 took part in receiving the Packers at the White House to remind you that won in the 1985 season, as the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl, the traditional reception of the winning team was canceled after the Challenger disaster ( January 28, 1986 ).
Health problems
In connection with the increasing evidence that a number of former NFL players, probably due suffer from repeated concussions during their football career, from diseases such as Alzheimer's, depression and other forms of dementia and in some chronic traumatic encephalopathy ( CTE) was diagnosed, also led Jim McMahon some symptoms, which he suffers, namely short-term memory loss and forgetfulness, his football career back: "My short- term memory Seems to be hampered Every once in a while I go through this period where I just do not. t remember things. Laurie ( Navon, his girlfriend ) Has told me a lot of things that I do not remember doing. It's frustrating at times. " McMahon wants his brain to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy ( CSTE ) at Boston leave University for research purposes.