"The Enforcer" Is 2nd Former NHL Player Diagnosed with CTE

"We are only beginning to appreciate the consequences of brain trauma in sports," said Chris Nowinski.

The Probert family requested the diagnosis be made public in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of brain trauma in sports and encourage greater efforts to make sports safer for the brain.

Probert's wife of 17 years, Dani Probert, said, "Bob told me he wanted to donate his brain to Boston University after learning about the research on 60 Minutes. His sole motivation was to make sports safer for our children. Bob was a great husband and father, and we miss him every day."

• Read press release here.
• Read New York Times article here.
• Watch 60 Minutes video here.