Dennison’s legacy still echoes

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Dennison’s legacy still echoes

Cortez football player’s death shaped NCAA athlete policy
Fort Lewis A&M’s Ray Dennison in September 1955, shortly before an on-field collision in Trinidad that led to his death. Dennison’s widow was denied death benefits in a foundational case for the NCAA.
Ray Dennison Memorial Field at Fort Lewis College.
Ray Dennison

Dennison’s legacy still echoes

Fort Lewis A&M’s Ray Dennison in September 1955, shortly before an on-field collision in Trinidad that led to his death. Dennison’s widow was denied death benefits in a foundational case for the NCAA.
Ray Dennison Memorial Field at Fort Lewis College.
Ray Dennison