10 Athletes with Asthma

Jerome Bettis

Jerome “The Bus” Bettis is a former American football running back who most famously played for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. Bettis publicly speaks about a scary incident that occurred in 1997 when he had an asthma attack during a nationally televised football game. Bettis says that that incident helped him take control of his asthma symptoms.

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December 10, 2013

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July 1, 2014