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10 At least a half dozen: Craig Nelson interview, 2013.
11 Prusiner placed calls: Prusiner’s interest in obtaining part of Seau’s brain is confirmed in e-mails and interviews with Bennet Omalu and Joe Davis.
12 “I empathize”: Peter King interview, 2013.
13 Nelson told Omalu: Nelson interview, 2013.
14 Soot and the imprint: Seau autopsy report, Aug. 20, 2012.
15 “Persona non grata”: Bennet Omalu interview, 2012.
16 Celebratory e-mail: E-mail correspondence between Bennet Omalu and Stanley Prusiner.
17 Nowinski emphasized: Tyler Seau interview, 2013.
18 At the center of the league’s effort: The account of the NFL’s effort to take control of Seau’s brain is drawn from interviews with Tyler Seau, Bette Hoffman, Gina Seau, Kevin Guskiewicz, Rich Ellenbogen, Russell Lonser, and others familiar with the negotiations.
19 “An early draft”: Bob Fitzsimmons interview, 2013.
20 Got a call: Gary Plummer interview, 2013.
21 That was certain: “Doctors: Junior Seau’s Brain Had CTE,” ESPN.com, Jan. 11, 2013.
22 “I still love football”: Jake Seau interview, 2013.
EPILOGUE
1 A proposal: The section on Gary Huber’s dealings with Big Tobacco is drawn from Dan Zegart, Civil Warriors, 2000; and Robert N. Proctor, Golden Holocaust, 2011.
2 50 confirmed cases: Ann C. McKee et al., “The Spectrum of Disease in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy,” Brain, 2012.
3 43 percent: Associated Press, Aug. 7, 2012.
4 “No genius”: Matt Chaney e-mail to authors, 2013.
5 Dispensed paid advice: “Researchers consulted with law firms,” ESPN.com, April 6, 2013.
6 Had given way: “Concussion Kickoff: Oral Arguments Held in NFL Concussion Litigation,” NFLconcussionlitigation.com, April 10, 2013.
7 “Guiding strategists”: United States of America v. Philip Morris USA Inc., District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Gladys Kessler, Aug. 17, 2006, p. 97.
8 Directed litigation: Ibid., p. 68.
9 “Whitecoats”: Robert Proctor, Golden Holocaust, p. 545, and “Proposal for the Organization of the Whitecoat Project,” Bates 3990006961/3990006964, at the University of California, San Francisco Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. See http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ecr82i00/pdf.
10 “Deep shit”: Robert Proctor, Golden Holocaust, p. 303, and “Project Down Under: Conference Notes,” June 24, 1987, Bates 2021502102-2134 (p. 4). See http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/njh56b00/pdf.
11 When he first arrived: Jim Otto interview, 2012.
12 Descendant of the Roman gladiators: Jim Otto with Dave Newhouse, Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory, p. 7.
13 A gash: Jim Otto with Dave Newhouse, Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory, p. viii.
14 “Looking at a gargoyle”: Jim Otto with Dave Newhouse, Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory, p. 143.
15 “Middle-aged horror show”: Jim Otto with Dave Newhouse, Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory, p. 2.
16 Probably end up killing him: Otto interview, 2012.
17 “I’m not a wimp-out”: Jim Otto with Dave Newhouse, Jim Otto: The Pain of Glory, p. 6.
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