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Hoover's Ben Abercrombie suffers major neck injury in Harvard football debut
Hoover's Ben Abercrombie suffers major neck injury in Harvard football debut
Updated on September 17, 2017 at 3:24 PM Posted on September 17, 2017 at 2:55 PM
By Josh Bean jbean@al.com
Harvard defensive back Ben Abercrombie - a freshman from Hoover - suffered a serious neck injury in Saturday's season opener against Rhode Island.
Harvard Associate Director of Athletics said in an e-mail to AL.com that the school had no new information about Abercrombie, but Hoover baseball coach Adam Mosley said in a tweet that Abercrombie suffered paralysis but was alert and able communicate today.
Abercrombie, a standout for last year's Hoover squad that won the Class 7A title, collapsed after hitting Rhode Island receiver Marven Beauvais early in the second quarter of Saturday's 17-10 loss to Rhode Island, according to the Boston Herald.
Updated on September 17, 2017 at 3:24 PM Posted on September 17, 2017 at 2:55 PM
By Josh Bean jbean@al.com
Harvard defensive back Ben Abercrombie - a freshman from Hoover - suffered a serious neck injury in Saturday's season opener against Rhode Island.
Harvard Associate Director of Athletics said in an e-mail to AL.com that the school had no new information about Abercrombie, but Hoover baseball coach Adam Mosley said in a tweet that Abercrombie suffered paralysis but was alert and able communicate today.
We got a good update on Ben this morning.
Link to tweet
Abercrombie, a standout for last year's Hoover squad that won the Class 7A title, collapsed after hitting Rhode Island receiver Marven Beauvais early in the second quarter of Saturday's 17-10 loss to Rhode Island, according to the Boston Herald.
Hoover's Ben Abercrombie has surgery after suffering neck injury, paralysis in Harvard debut
Updated on September 18, 2017 at 1:39 PMPosted on September 18, 2017 at 1:38 PM
By Josh Beanjbean@al.com
Hoover's Ben Abercrombie underwent successful neck surgery after suffering a major injury in his college football debut Saturday.
Doctors are waiting for swelling to subside before making any determination about whether his paralysis will be permanent.
Updated on September 18, 2017 at 1:39 PMPosted on September 18, 2017 at 1:38 PM
By Josh Beanjbean@al.com
Hoover's Ben Abercrombie underwent successful neck surgery after suffering a major injury in his college football debut Saturday.
Doctors are waiting for swelling to subside before making any determination about whether his paralysis will be permanent.