O.J. Brigance, Ravens' 'beloved legend,' dies at 56 after ALS fight
By Jamison Hensley · Source: ESPN
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O.J. Brigance won a Super Bowl with the Ravens in January 2001. When he was diagnosed with ALS in 2007, he was told he had two to five years to live. "You're my greatest motivation," Ray Lewis told Brigance after Baltimore won the AFC title in 2013.
O.J. Brigance, a former Ravens linebacker and the team's longtime adviser in player engagement, has died 19 years after being diagnosed with ALS. He was 56.