曾随巴尔的摩乌鸦队赢得2000年超级碗冠军的外线卫和特勤队球员O.J. Brigance于56岁时去世1。Brigance在该赛季的季后赛中以特勤队位置10次擒抱领队，并在超级碗中打出首次擒抱1。
Brigance于2007年被诊断患有肌萎缩性侧索硬化症(ALS)后，与妻子Chanda成立了Brigance Brigade基金会，致力于帮助和鼓励ALS患者1。尽管身患重病，他继续在乌鸦队担任球员参与高级顾问职务1。乌鸦队老板Steve Bisciotti发表声明称："O.J.是一位受人爱戴的传奇人物、导师和朋友"1。此外，Brigance是唯一一位在同一城市巴尔的摩赢得CFL冠军和Super Bowl冠军的球员1。
O.J. Brigance, an outside linebacker and special teams player who won the Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000, has died at age 561. Brigance was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 20071. After his diagnosis, he and his wife Chanda established the Brigance Brigade Foundation to support and encourage ALS patients1.
During his football career with the Ravens, Brigance made his first tackle in the 2000 Super Bowl1 and led the special teams unit with 10 tackles during the 2000 playoff season1. Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti released a statement describing him as "a beloved legend, mentor and friend"1. Brigance remained active with the organization in a senior advisory role even as he battled the disease1.
Teammate Ray Lewis remarked in 2012 that "his spirit is awe-inspiring"1. Brigance became the only player to win both a CFL championship and a Super Bowl title in the same city, Baltimore1.
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