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Annual Kevin Turner Prattville YMCA Golf Tournament Raises Scholarship Funding

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Raymond Turner remembers all too well the battle his son Kevin faced. “It’s an incurable disease,” Turner says. “He had it for about five years and it’s a death sentence.” Kevin Turner was a Prattville native who played football for Alabama and in the NFL. He passed away in 2016 after battling with ALS. His legacy lives on through the…

Researches Say Prattville’s Kevin Turner Died From CTE, Not ALS

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BOSTON (AP) – Researchers say they have found a traumatic brain disease in former Eagles and Patriots fullback Kevin Turner, who was the lead plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL. Announcing the results of their study at a conference at Boston University on Thursday, the doctors say Turner developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (ehn-sehf-uh-LAH’-puh-thee) over 25 years, playing from…

YMCA holds 19th annual Kevin Turner golf benefit

The 19th year of the Kevin Turner YMCA golf tournament is the first without its namesake.
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Montgomery, Ala. (www.waka.com)—It’s the 19th year of the Kevin Turner YMCA golf tournament in Turner’s beloved hometown of Prattville, but this year the tournament is different because its “driving force” is missing. Turner passed away back on March 24 ending his battle with ALS, but the tournament that bears his name still drew hundreds. Tournament director Keith Cantrell suggests he had a…

Funeral Set for Former NFL, Alabama Football Player Kevin Turner

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Prattville native and former Alabama football player Kevin Turner has died. This news comes from a Facebook post by Kevin’s father, Raymond Turner, that was later shared by The Kevin Turner Foundation Facebook page: “Myra and I lost a great son today. He will be missed so much,” his father, Raymond Turner, posted on Facebook. “Thanks to everyone so very much…