Special report: The dangers of adolescents playing football with concussions
by Tom Wyrwich
Ben Zipp's memories return in flashes. He lives with headaches that never go away and a fog in his mind that makes studying nearly impossible. And he lives with questions of what he could have done to avoid it. Concussions in high-school football, like Zipp's, are nothing unusual. Studies estimate that as many as 47 percent of high-school football players have suffered a concussion, and 35 percent have suffered at least two.
The Seattle Times, 11/4/2008