SAN JOSE, Calif. – Some old sports stories are so fantastical that some believe they must be urban legend, until somebody actually produces film and x-rays to prove it actually happened.
Jack Youngblood was one of those stories. The former Los Angeles Rams defensive end was seriously injured in a playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys in 1979, leading to an ensuing conversation between Youngblood and a team doctor that went something like this.
Doctor: “Jack, your leg is broken.