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CHICAGO -- Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung sued equipment manufacturer Riddell Inc. on Thursday, saying football helmets that he wore during his professional career in the 1950s and 60s failed to protect him from brain injury.Attorneys for Hornung, 80, filed the civil lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, naming the Rosemont-based company as the defendant. It seeks unspecified damages.Hornung suffered multiple concussions as a running back for the Green Bay Packers and has been diagnosed with dementia, the lawsuit says. It said that the neurodegenerative disease has been linked to repetitive head trauma.The main reason for bringing this lawsuit is to use my name and experience to alert former players and warn every current NFL player, every college and high school player and every little tyke playing on the football field that brain injury is real and that the head should never be used as a weapon, Hornung said in a written statement.?Football is a fantastic sport and the lifelong friends and benefits I have derived are immeasurable. However, the issues I deal with on a daily basis have truly adversely affected my life.Concussion lawsuits from athletes have become more common in recent years amid growing awareness about the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head and Riddell is also fighting litigation elsewhere. But suits from athletes whose playing days were as far back as the 1950s are rare.Riddell began producing helmets out of plastic in 1939, touting them as safer alternatives to ones -- more common at the time -- fashioned from leather, according to the eight-page filing. Hornung, it says, wore a leather helmet when he played for Notre Dame in college but switched to the Riddell-made plastic helmets in the NFL.Erin Griffin, a spokeswoman for Riddell, declined comment in an email, saying, Its our policy not to comment on pending litigation.Hornung won the Heisman in 1956 while at Notre Dame, where he played quarterback. The Packers selected him as the No. 1 overall draft pick a year later. He was the NFL MVP in 1962 and he played on four championship teams (1961, `62, `65 and `66).One of Hornungs lawyers said Riddell knew enough about the perils of concussions more than five decades ago to warn players.Studies dating back to the 19th century linked head trauma to permanent brain damage, but Riddell failed to communicate the danger to Mr. Hornung, the attorney, William T. Gibbs, said in a written statement.Hornungs wife, Angela Hornung, is also named as a plaintiff in the suit, which says she suffered and will continue to suffer the loss of her husbands affection and companionship as a result of his injuries.Riddell has successfully fought some litigation. A Los Angeles jury in 2014 found that Riddell wasnt liable for the severe brain injury of a high school football player who suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit during a game.Riddell, which provides helmets to every level of football -- from the pros to Pop Warner -- has said publicly previously that it has devoted enormous resources to developing equipment that can the risk of a devastating head injury.Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.? Air Jordan 1 Outlet Australia . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Cheap Air Jordan 1 Wholesale . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. 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He went on to be beaten 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in 3 hours, 58 minutes by an inspired Nishikori.I had many up and downs, in the beginning I didnt start well, the Japanese world No. 7 told ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert in an on-court interview. It was tough but in the end it was great tennis, so very happy.The rain delay helped me a lot, to regroup the tactics. I had to change something to win the match. It definitely helped for my game today.Nishikori now faces a semifinal against either Stan Wawrinka or Juan Martin del Potro.I definitely have great memories here, he added. Two years ago, I made the final for the first time in the Grand Slams. This is a great opportunity for me, to come in the semifinal here again. This is one of my favourite Grand Slams.Im gonna watch a little bit [of Wawrinka vs. Del Potro]. I will try to recover well. I have a busy day tomorrow, so lets focus on the next one.Murray, who claimed his third major title at Wimbledon and won a second-straight Olympic gold medal in Rio, had looked on course to blow Nishikori away after taking the first set in just 35 minutes.It is the first time in his last eight events that the Briton has failed to make the final.?He had appeared to be in control of tthe match after winning the third set but became agitated after chair umpire Maria Cicak halted play mid-point at 1-1, 30-40 in the fourth set, after a loud noise went off inside the stadium.ddddddddddddThats not fair, Murray said to Cicak. On set point in the first set, there was a noise, and you said we keep playing when that happens.Nishikori won the replayed point and held serve, with Murray continuing to complain in his chair to the referee at the change of ends before going on to lose the set.The USTA released a statement after the match saying the noise happened because one of the three digital audio sound processors in Arthur Ashe Stadium malfunctioned.With the incident still appearing to bother him, Murray dropped serve at the start of the fifth set -- it was the seventh game out of eight that Nishikori had won.The Scot looked to have regained control after breaking back and levelling at 2-2 in the fifth set but he was then broken for the eighth occasion in the match, this time from 40-15. But Nishikori got tight as he served for a 5-3 lead, with Murray managing to break from 40-0 down.With the match seemingly headed for a fifth-set tiebreaker, Murrays serve deserted him and he committed just his third double fault. Nishikori pounced to break and then served out the win on his second serve point. ' ' '