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Shane Tuck had severe CTE, brain bank reveals – The Age
The former Richmond footballer, who died last July, is the latest victim of the disease that also was found in the brains of Polly Farmer and Danny Frawley.
Tuck was the son of Hawthorn legend Michael Tuck and his mother Fay is Gary Ablett seniors sister. His diagnosis came as a kind of solace to his family, including sister Renee and brother Travis, and his wife Katherine and two children in Adelaide. Shane Tuck lived with his parents for the last 18 months of his life, and they watched his deterioration in anguish and bemusement.
Shane Tuck (left) with his father champion Hawthorn footballer Michael.
He was intelligent enough to know that there was…
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