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In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 photo, Marc Buoniconti, who was paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle in college in 1985, poses for a portrait in his office at the The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis in Miami. As the Super Bowl returns to Miami this week, Marc has mixed feelings about the sport. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Paralyzed at 19, Buoniconti has mixed feelings on football

By STEVEN WINE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2006, file photo, Marc Buoniconti, left, who was paralyzed from the neck down during a Citadel football game in 1985, watches the first half of Citadel's game against Chattanooga with his father Nick, right, as they wait for halftime, when his jersey was retired in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. Marc Buoniconti has been confined to a wheelchair for 32 years. Through those decades his father Nick has been his companion. Marc calls Nick his &quot;savior.&quot; Now it is Nick who needs Marc's inspiration. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney, File)

Paralyzed ex-player Marc Buoniconti assists ailing father

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 photo, Marc Buoniconti talks during an interview in New York. On the right is a photograph of the former Citadel player with his father, Nick Buoniconti. Buoniconti wants to see youth football banned. A former college player who was paralyzed during a game and now a spokesman for the Miami Project, Buoniconti believes children's brains are put in jeopardy with every hit. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Marc Buoniconti tells AP it’s time to ban youth football

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by Rutgers University shows football player Eric LeGrand. The New Jersey Nets are donating $75,000 to a fund to help paralyzed Rutgers' football player Eric LeGrand. The teams says it is giving the money to the "Eric LeGrand Believe Fund" to raise awareness of the player's plight. (AP Photo/Rutgers University)

Marc Buoniconti recalls injury 25 years later

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press