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Ex-players say not enough earmarked for ailing comrades

By Greg Johnson | Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times
July 24, 2007

Every year, professional football donates tens of millions of dollars to community organizations, charitable groups and other non-profits. But Internal Revenue Service filings show that only a tiny percentage of that funding is earmarked for charities that can specifically help former NFL players who have fallen on hard times."