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A ‘fairy tale’ football career took a toll on his brain. Will the NFL concussion settlement program pay him?

Donald Frank was once a surprise NFL success story. Countless violent collisions left him with a neurocognitive impairment that's ravaged his memory.

Donald Frank was a speedy, powerful cornerback for the San Diego Chargers. Now, at age 59, is suffering with the fallout of a neurocognitive illness.
Donald Frank was a speedy, powerful cornerback for the San Diego Chargers. Now, at age 59, is suffering with the fallout of a neurocognitive illness.Read moreChris Seward/For the Inquirer