broken neck playing football

[RiverSolitaire]

Not saying you're lying or anything as I don't know you, but being a medically trained person if you had broken, I mean actually fractured, anything higher than your C5 you would not have been able to stand up, much less move your neck like you did when you were taking off your helmet.

[livinup88]

@RiverSolitaire Oh how I wish you were actually right. Either that, or I should have had you explaining to my doctors that they were wrong. haha. Again, I didn't sever my spinal chord. I fractured those vertebre. I appreciate the comment, but please make sure what your saying has validity before you say it.

[RiverSolitaire]

@livinup88 Lucky break to fracture your four upper vertebrae and have no chord damage. There's a saying in the first responder community, C5, stay alive, C4, breathe no more. Glad you were alright.

[livinup88]

@RiverSolitaire I appreciate the comments. Believe me, I know how incredibly lucky I am. I have God to thank for that.

[12345fuable]

footballs are round not egg shaped...

[reecebeast512]

@kevinisascubadiver .... yeah dude?

[kevinisascubadiver]

I love sucking off football jocks after a hot, sweaty game.

[IQmaza]

This deport is soooo boring

[smoomin]

This isnt football

[yamirider55]

thts not u

[livinup88]

@yamirider55 oh ok. I thought it was, but I guess not. Who is it?

[yamirider55]

@livinup88 its ur mom lol jk

[livinup88]

@yamirider55 thanks for commenting random kid who doesn't know me....

[yamirider55]

@livinup88 you dont know me either

[livinup88]

@yamirider55 Yes.... If you don't know me, it would make sense if I didn't know you. I didn't post on your video saying thats not you. Don't say something when you don't know what your talking about

[TehEmilio]

@livinup88 this was the funniest conversation ive ever read! You ownd him BIG TIME livinup88!

[DylanW061]

thats not football thats rugby with stupid rules

[lilbubba5014]

i find it funny at the end when he stands up he is able to turn his head to get the chin strap off...........i broke my neck playn football i never got up....

[livinup88]

@lilbubba5014 watch the other video in my video responses. I took my helmet completely off and put it back on because I didn't want a penalty. I'm sorry you never got up..... but I did.

[Modzz99]

I dislocated them and I can still wall, done it playing rugby.

[EpiphoneLesPauI]

Dude, you took that like a pro. Wouldn't like to get into a fight with you :L

[MrColtini]

NOT FUNNY

[waldo2285]

all day on the seam with the one shell. did u bend it normally with the two high.

that was a bad drop from the linebacker on our side he didn't even touch u, but the corner made up for it by bailling on the comeback giving it to the linebacker. (i hope)

Did u win.

[livinup88]

@waldo2285 Murdered em

[waldo2285]

no wasted movement, way to get off the ball!!

[waldo2285]

hey man i broke my c5 and c6... and finished the game. afterwards i blacked out in the looker room. I walked out of the hospital a week later. Everybody told me that i was lucky all i could think was luck is relative. that night i got to watch my team get knocked out of districts by 3 points. its hard to forget something like that. my neck still bothers me. that was my senior year to.

[livinup88]

@waldo2285 surgery or anything?

[waldo2285]

@livinup88 No they debated whether or not to do emergency surgery when i was in the emergency room, but my hear rate dropped from 145 to 105( my normal is around high 50's to 60s) and i came out of shock so i just had to where a neck collar for two months and get x-rays every two weeks.

[koulukakara]

yeah.. if you would have broke your neck you would be in a weelchair and you could not have just walked like that away from there

[sw1000xg]

How do any of these fags get any injuries??? They have too much padding on!!! Typical of Americans...

[MythzRivendare]

hockey is tougher then football

troll me

[mantoe156]

yeah i broke mine too. but i was diving in the river and i kinda hit my head on the bottom and fractured a couple of vertebrae's but its cool now.

[gyufviufUYUK]

How the fuck did he break his neck he got up and started walkin about. WTF???

[HxAxX56]

well done you went on till the end.

[FoxyDude42]

Everything has a risk, no matter the consequence.

You got unlucky man. Then again, quite lucky your whole career isn't over.

[mulry12]

i thought when you break ur neck u damage ur spine so ur back is stuck in the original position....... so how did u get up neva mind walk

[livinup88]

@mulry12 Do some research

[jimmyshitbags]

this sums up why this is a fucking stupid sport.

[irishpride51]

man you got lucky,god was with u. how long were u out of football. well i know proably that season

[livinup88]

@irishpride51 I haven't played since. Not tackle at least. But that was my senior year anyway

[zakfoot4]

do u people caal this a sport???this is shit!!u only have to run like a stupid and u have a risk to die...

[livinup88]

@zakfoot4 So anything dangerous or that has any risk is not a sport? I'll keep that in mind

[IcenaldicN00bTuber]

@livinup88 i think he meant that a sport shouldnt have this level of danger in it. you could have been paralyzed neck down, and he personally does not see that as a good thing to be in a sport. he is not discrasing you or anything; he is just showing concern.

[killmeknow1]

@zakfoot4 Most people who play football want to hurt someone. No one cares about the rest of the sport.

[MrJordiR]

@zakfoot4 agreed with u simple ass hell dont have to do tricks like soccer its just get that freaking ball into ur hands and run like a maniac

[jonnyjumpsalot]

hand egg is a stupid game...

[matrixistrue]

@jonnyjumpsalot so is ball drag

[09gday]

What the fuck!

This is Rugby!

[77HeIix]

I thought I was tough for finishing my game of hockey after I broke my collar bone in the 1st period.

I can't believe you got up, respect for getting up...

[77HeIix]

@77HeIix Omg I broke it again for a 3rd time what the fuck lol, look back on this comment....

[wolliollie]

dude you're one tuff motherfucker i'd be on the ground balling my eyes out you just got up and took it like a man props

[skeeterbeanz09]

BTW. Proper technique wouldn't be to roll forwards, but to land on the shoulder or facemask. Just saying. If anyone plays football, THIS IS NOT PROPER TECHNIQUE.

[sacredMONKEYZ]

@skeeterbeanz09 well i dont think he tried to do that lol

[grayzer2008]

hahahahahahaha da stupid fool i hope he never walks again

[livinup88]

@grayzer2008 I never stopped walking....

[yourewrong12]

@livinup88

It's funny, your number is 24. Yet, your screenname is livinup88. Why the change in number?

[livinup88]

@yourewrong12 Haha. What do you think this points to? I have like 6 emails. Livinup88@yahoo.com is one I've had since I was like 12 so I used that as a screen name. And the google account attached to this YouTube account is kurtmetcalfe24@gmail.com. Sooooo. Sorry I used different numbers?

[skeeterbeanz09]

@grayzer2008, why would you wish that on ANYONE? Football is a sport that invlolves 3 things, skill, knowledge and passion. he is pretty passionate to get up and walk away from the field. I'm sure he wanted to go back...

[MrLuckyman11]

@grayzer2008 hahahahahahaha the stupid fool who made this queer ass comment, hopes he gets his throat slit!

[plesmond]

I am glad you are alright or rather weren't hurt worse than that looks. My brother broke his back playing hockey years ago and got up for a few moments before falling to the ice. It took him several months to fully recover and almost a year before he even put skates on. He was lucky though.

[allibiUR]

no disrespect, but how can you talk about the education in europe, if in america are lot's of people who doesn't even know what is 'europe' .

[livinup88]

@allibiUR He never said he was from Europe.....

[skeeterbeanz09]

@allibiUR, well, unfortunately, that has to do alot with the determination of the American students. Unfortunately, most of the students look towards what they want to be without realizing that they need an education to do it. There are a few people, like myself, who actually try their best. believe me, i taught for a few years in High school as an intern. It's not really the education system, it's more of the students and the discipline. I taught social studies. So I better know where Europe is

[jegz55]

@allibiUR you also have terrible grammar for someone justifying the education of a country.

[skeeterbeanz09]

neck is not broken. Broken neck would mean paralysis at best.

[flint364]

@skeeterbeanz09 no it wudnt

[skeeterbeanz09]

@flint364, Well, maybe not paralysis. But at these speeds, it's very tough to escape.

[knabbel3]

if u brake ur neck

ur dead

idiot

[livinup88]

@knabbel3 says the guy who can't spell BREAK...

[knabbel3]

@livinup88

YEAH CUZ IM NOT FROM US OR UK IDIOT

+ who cares i cant spell "break", if u break it, ur dead idiot

[livinup88]

@knabbel3 I don't care where your from. You still don't know what your talking about. Do some research

[knabbel3]

@livinup88

ur a sucker

break neck = dead

We had about it yesterday at school, guess ur a 10year old fucker doens't know what he actually says LOL.

and if u dont "care" where im from, why u care i cant spell break?

no lifer

[livinup88]

@knabbel3 I'll give you one thing. You have provided me with some good entertainment. I hope not everyone in your country is getting the terrible education that you are. I broke some bones in my neck. However, I did not harm my spinal cord. That it what can kill or paralyze you. Seriously, use the internet and look it up.

[knabbel3]

@livinup88

arghh whatever =)

you say: i broke SOME BONES in my neck

indeed, so you didn't break ur neck, but u break ur SOME NOT important bones

if u REALLY break ur neck, ur dead

[Drduffie214]

@knabbel3 ok man you are a dumb hick. research before you post your words of wisdom on youtube. if you break your neck, there is not a 100% chance you will die. luckily, this guy survived. stop poisoning people's minds with your dumbass words.

[TheSww12]

@knabbel3 Yeah this is no lie what so ever i broke to the c6 and c7 of my cervical spine playing football. I am not dead and you can ask any doctor those are important bones. yeah i could not play football anymore and lost some feeling in my arms but i am alive and well now..

[knabbel3]

@livinup88

THIS GUY, OR YOU? fooooool

breaking neck isnt dieing, not always indeed, but u only can move ur head, eyes, mouth, ears

[livinup88]

@knabbel3 haha. still wrong

[bmcinnes009]

@knabbel3 break neck doesnt = dead my best friends brother broke his neck and hes still alive, hes paralysed from the waist down dip shit

[skeeterbeanz09]

@knabbel3, well, Not exactly. If you break your neck there is a good chance that you are going to die or atleast be paralyzed for the rest of your life. But I actually have a friend who broke his neck in football, and he is walking around today. He actually still plays. Just saying that although it's very rare to live at least w/o paralysis when breaking a neck, it is possible.

[fivedollerfootlong]

Hey man, i just was in a fourwheel accident, didnt go to the hospital but i slammed my head so hard my helmet flew off, it didnt hurt much at the time but now its a bitch, and im thinking i might of broke my neck. Did you feel the pain right away when you broke your neck?

[livinup88]

@fivedollerfootlong I didn't feel the pain in my neck for maybe 5 minutes or so. Kinda just in my head. After those 5 minutes there was no mistaking it

[manicmind44]

Don't throw it to Lucas!!!

[BassBoyGio]

wow...you lived 2 tell the story. wish i could live and tell the story from the time i was shot in the heart....

[bonzie88]

They look like midgets

[sergiobryanambriz]

i agree with kingston557 

[TehDrunkenMonkey]

you just recorded this on the tv ¬_¬

[livinup88]

@TehDrunkenMonkey Indeed I did. From my phone. I didn't know how to rip it off the DVD and put it on Youtube

[duschhead]

that was a weird way to fall did you brake anything?

[Traffnoid]

i died last year in a baseball game and ran off the field. doctor said i was lucky too

[livinup88]

@Traffnoid, oh cool man. Glad to hear it

[compukid91]

#OMG

[hydr0skunk]

Alot of people walk after a broken neck, obviously his didn't damage the spinal cord thats why he can walk now.

[b33chums]

I broke my femur last year i fell of a 40 ft rope swing

[iHaveAGimangoPenis]

thought this was BS but read article dude u one lucky mofo

shit i wish i was 2mm off my broken arm last year

[billtopo]

broken neck my cunt what a twat don t lie

[MultiKrillz]

this is not football u moron

[ilikefishsticks1]

@MultiKrillz yes it is, its not soccer

[ilovelittlebill]

are you a child

[Rodriguez9181]

This is why football is unhealthy

[UnitedProviences]

@Rodriguez9181 It's not unhealthy it's healty, just like rugby.

[santoro2020]

@Rodriguez9181 But its fun as hell

[klobyshuffle]

I've heard of a guy who won an Olympic gold medal with a broken freakin' neck.

[mikkel3009]

normaly you won't be able to walk after you broke your neck

[Engler141]

Lots of people walk after a broken neck or back. It all depends on the break.

[fermixx]

@mikkel3009 he's a zombie mate..

[flint364]

@mikkel3009 well no actully you can, you get advised not to, i mean have you ever heard of Bert Trautmann? he's retired now like but he plays football or what u americans call soccer. he broke his neck and still played for the last 15 minutes of the game. and he's a goalkeeper

[gottabekd35]

@mikkel3009 Actually, 90% of vertebrael fractures have no effect on a person`s ability to walk. Its a bad idea to try to walk, but very common.

[fusionstar916]

@mikkel3009 bone and spine are two entirely sperate things.

[embeatz]

@mikkel3009

not true.

[helenaoskTV]

@mikkel3009 Yeah you can, my stepdad broke his neck when he was younger and it wasn't until 2 months later that he found out and the bone had grown wrong by then. It's a matter if you damage the spine or only break the bone.

[YamahaBoyTTR230]

@mikkel3009 But, he got lucky. You can break your cervical vertebrae and still have them not sever the spinal cord.

[evry1tookem]

All the ill-informed doctors in here, listen for a second. It is possible to break your neck and live and even walk. small fractures won't completely destroy the nervous system which is actually why people get paralyzed. The bones have nothing to do with paralyzation.

[mommy2jeston]

F*** ALL of you WHO THINK THIS ISNT REAL!!!!! This is VERY REAL...Emeka (the fb player) is paralyzed from this injury..all you iggnorant people need to shutup and have some respect! I know him personally, we went to HS together and he is an AMAZING guy!! and no hes NOT SMALL what so ever..he's probably one of the biggest guys i've ever laid eyes on! So before you post a RUDE comment, sit back and think about what you say.. He does read these!

[xDaalleeeeX]

suck his dick and see if he feels it fag

[mj20003]

vagina

[Tumbbi97]

Lol

[Computeronloose]

You're one small ass senior. No wonder your neck broke. Find a different sport, pussy.

[WHOWHAT11]

fuck you, bitch.

[rossduke5000]

actrually if he broke his neck he wouldn't be able to move because of the trauma and he'd be tempraraly paralized

[fhstitans]

uhm thats bullshit bc my friend's dad fell out of a treestand nd broke his neck nd drove himself to the hospital on a fourhweeler nd lived

[rossduke5000]

great another person lies im a clinic worker

[fhstitans]

fuck u......prolly a damn nurse that hands kid's suckers when they get a booboo so stfu

[rossduke5000]

im sorry but i do hand out suckers but i get kids who get sick with strept throat or the flu and i don't need a crouch mouth 7 year old to tell me other wise....

[SyracuseLax09]

oh shit strept throat? the flu?! FUUUCK!!

[rossduke5000]

yes it yes "oh fuck" "no its a wimp disease" it hurts these kids you ***wipe and you seem to show no sympathy ***s.

[NashPreds39]

yeah youre wrong

[captainspaulding17]

hows come you say you broke 3 vertebrae and the news article you link to says you fractured two

[livinup88]

Just a little mess up in the article. You know how it is.

[InsaneAlbinoGiraffe]

he did not break his neck!!! he wouldn`t have gotten up like that. he would`ve been on the ground for like 10 minutes.

[mandaycandy21]

actually people can get up like that with a broken neck. It just depends on the break so dont act like you know everything

[sableghost]

By the way you rolled onto your head, I could definitely see how you sustained such injuries. Many people have a misconception about what a broken neck means. They imagine it means the spine has to be severed, but the reality is, it could just be bone flakes being shaved off the vertibrae. This is still extremely dangerous because those flakes could cut the spinal cord and cause serious damage.

[marchaos1027]

omggg!! youre a beast

[chartwel1990]

OUCH!

[Eazyduzit1325]

dam, looked pretty routine too

[RMetcalfe707]

That's my little bro...Kurt, you're the man!!!

[WWEfan275]

stupid jocks lol

[ballinbrady13]

c1 controls everything. you break that your either dead, or parralized from the chin down, and dont fucking tell me im wrong cause i know someone who got in a car crash a month ago and broke her c1,c1 and c3 and is parralized from the chin down, on a ventalator, and cant talk. so your full of shit

[livinup88]

Ok man. I made up the entire story. I have no idea what I'm talking about...... I even made up the news article in the info that was in the San Diego Union Tribune...... You're a moron. Obviously that girl's break reached all the way to her spinal cord. Thats why the doctor said i'm lucky. I had 2 mm left to break. Know how small that is?

[RB25DET2498cc]

then why cut the video short just at that essential point? I didn't see no ambulance/first-aid NOTHING! u left that bit out so i dun give a shit what u say...UR FULL OF SHIT until u prove it. Thats always how it is.

[livinup88]

It's a game film that the coaches record. It's not like that was my mom up in the stands recording my every move. The other video on my response is longer. Apparently the article in my info from a major newspaper isn't enough proof... You want a damn picture of me in the halo or somethin?

[Engler141]

@livinup88 That is how big his penis is so yes he knows.

[canadasreallybig]

if you break your neck you most likley die ..

[m001900]

1956 fa cup final. manchester city keeper broke his neck and carried on playing lol. respect for breaking neck!

[robboismad]

bullshit..

[turpinian]

what a bitch

[BRANDONluvsIPODS]

Dude dang..

I can tell.. if you didnt break your neck you woulda had mad pain..

because you were in the air and your face mask came down first..

and that probaly caught into the ground while you were still moving causin you to break your neck..

no im not a doc LoL

i play football... and iv experinced the "facemask" problem..

[chavmanx]

Erm type in Bert trautmann. You can break your neck and not know...

[M4tTyEa4LiFe]

If you break your neck it doesnt mean its going to hurt... my grandfather lives in a caravan park ( not a gypsey one i mean like a holiday resort ) and the owners son broke his neck whilst playing rugby... he didnt find that out until six months later... the only way he did find out is cuz he had been having headaches and didnt know what was wrong... so you dont have to be in pain when breaking ur neck...

[livinup88]

Well I'd say that the inability to move my neck and severe pain (once i collapsed on the sideline) was a strong indicator that something was wrong. Ha

[edwardsays33]

fucking man!!!

[forint93]

stupid game

[Andrewtheevilpirate]

FUK U FOOTBALL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

[drumerboy223]

lol retard that aint u LOL!!!

[bmitch707]

all you did was run up field. i bet if 7 caught that pass he would have broke both tackles and done a flip into the endzone.

[bmitch707]

no ive seen film on you guys and 7 is clearly the best player out there.

[bmitch707]

there is no way he broke his neck. the article is fake. but #7 on the blue team is legit. i bet he was your teams best player

[livinup88]

man... kid you sound like a freakin loser. If you think #7 (the short, fat little Asian kid) is the best on our team then you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

[zuzzano1]

my brother broke his neck and back on a moto bike on his 18th birthday and walked 19 kilometres home and spent the next 6 months on his back in a hospital bed and he is fine 26 years later. just remember bruce lee broke his neck and back recovered and still kicked everyones ass. lmao

[dabeachisbored]

ur not instanly paralized if u break ur neck dumbshits ur all bops

[bchung]

he didnt break his neck fucktards..

if he broke his neck he would almost be dead instantly

[livinup88]

You really don't know what you're talking about. Click on the link in my description of the video and read the article. Tell me what you think now. Just so you know, not everyone dies when they break their neck.

[cr125rrealfast]

ur right

[Dannyowns9718]

dood i just left a reply on the soccer video and I take that back. You are tough that was cool how you got up.

[bigdaddypaddy]

can't play football anymore i take it?

[bigdaddypaddy]

nice! you're pretty tough about it