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Dolphins legend Kiick’s brain damage so severe, he ‘acts like a kid, in every way,’ report says

The health news regarding the 1972 Dolphins keeps getting more and more grim.

Running back Jim Kiick’s cognitive ability in recent years deteriorated to the point where state inspectors determined his apartment was unlivable because of the filth, according to a new Sports Illustrated report.

Kiick has since been moved into an assisted living facility by his children, including professional tennis player Allie Kiick.

“He just acts like a kid, in every way now — not taking care of himself,” Allie Kiick told SI. “We tell him what to do and he listens, but he was pooping his pants, all that stuff.