Talk:Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

Latest comment: 9 months ago by BursaMinor in topic Only active physician in NFL

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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif wrote a book on his experience both becoming a doctor and playing football.

Red Zone: From the Offensive Line to the Front Line of the Pandemic EricGunnerson11 (talk) 19:02, 25 July 2023 (UTC)Reply

Only active physician in NFL

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It seems that Duvernay-Tardif was neither an active physician while playing in the NFL (insofar as he had not completed his post-graduate training and is not registered with the Quebec medical board or any other board) and even if he was, he wouldn't have been the only person to play in the NFL after having earned an MD. See Milt McColl. See also Wikipedia's article on Dan Fortmann which clearly states he was practising medicine at "Pittsburgh's Presbyterian Hospital during the 1943 season, flying in on Saturdays to play with the Bears on Sundays." BursaMinor (talk) 01:08, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply