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Harraway guesses he had 20 or more concussions in his playing days, when he blocked for teammates Leroy Kelly and Larry Brown and carried the ball for more than 3,100 yards himself.

He's paying a price for all those head blows.

For the past 20 years, Harraway's had periodic memory lapses, brief but scary episodes where he doesn't recognize his surroundings. This spring, doctors found early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, a probable consequence of the pounding Harraway's brain suffered during his football career.