During his pro soccer career, Bruce Murray said he was diagnosed with at least four concussions. The American soccer star, now in his 50s, is dealing with dementia and suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
In his late 20s, Vermillion began dealing with impulse control issues, aggression, depression and anxiety, the foundation said. Later, it said, he struggled with substance abuse and memory loss.
He also ascended to the national team. A year after participating in the 1988 Olympics in South Korea, a core group that also featured John Harkes, Tab Ramos and Paul Caligiuri helped end a 40-year U.S. World Cup drought by qualifying for the 1990 tournament. In the group stage, Murray scored in a 2-1 defeat to Austria.
That summer, he joined Millwall in England’s rough-and-tumble second flight. Another concussion left him in a fog.He said he was reminded of that episode six years ago when he read aboutDespite getting “dinged” again at Millwall, Murray said he accepted a starting assignment the next match. The combination of injuries and roster changes ended his national team career before the 1994 World Cup in the United States. At the time, he was the program’s all-time leading scorer with 21 goals.Since retiring in 1995, Murray has remained involved in soccer as a coach and, for a spell, United’s TV color commentator. He launched a soccer academy, which operates at Bretton Woods, and coaches a semipro team, Rockville SC.
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