NFL stud and Horsemen Mongo McMichael announces he has ALS

BruiserBrody · Apr 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1385628842107097088

Not enough sad emojis in the world.

snuffbox · Apr 23, 2021

Son of a bitch.

HarleyQuinn · Apr 23, 2021

God damnit...

SFH · Apr 23, 2021

ALS is up there with illnesses I wish science could hurry up and stop/cure. Mongo's ALS could probably be worsened by the hits he took in both the NFL and the WCW. Living in the New Orleans area, we have a local sports hero that has ALS, Steve Gleason, and had he not been diagnosed, I'd know very little about it outside of Gehrig and Hawking had it. I know the Gleason foundation does a lot of research but I don't know that they've made any headway on cause, prevention, or cure (though repeated blows to the head do not help).

Sad to see this about Mongo. Dude's personality was always vibrant. I remember feeling like he'd be a fun guy to be around based on what I saw of his wrestling career. I liked him well enough, a that age "work rate" didn't matter to me, I was just looking for entertainment, and he delivered.

Hoping for the best with him.

BruiserBrody · Apr 23, 2021

King Kamala · Apr 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1385662323197628420

Two of the realest to come out of Chicago.

alkeiper · Apr 23, 2021

My wife’s sister passed away from ALS years ago. Just an awful ailment.

Mickey Massuco · Apr 23, 2021

one of the toughest guys on the 85 bears, which says a lot. hope the time he has left is as good as can be.

King Kamala · Apr 25, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1386374843482923008

BruiserBrody · Apr 27, 2021

1991 feature with Debra and Peppa!

BruiserBrody · May 18, 2021

It brings me no joy to report that in an interview Flair did with Conrad Thompsom last week Flair said Mongo was still able to lift his right arm when he announced his condition, and now he has lost even that ability.

There are pics of the Mongo fund raiser from the last few days out there now.

BruiserBrody · May 23, 2021

alkeiper · Jul 1, 2022

Latest WON newsletter says McMichael is bedridden and can barely talk. Unless there's a miracle cure for ALS, this is the way it goes. Just a shit disease.

snuffbox · Jul 1, 2022

The local indy promotion here is doing a fundraiser for a Mongo scholarship fund in October. They're bringing in Ric Flair for that.

BruiserBrody · Aug 27, 2023

Video is extremely bothersome, so beware.
Mongo can no longer talk, and has only one functioning lung. They did tape his live reaction to finding out about his recent HOF news.