The boy was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., where officials said he was in stable condition. “An eerie silence gripped the stadium as Jets doctors and trainers attended to Byrd for seven minutes,” according to a New York Times article about the game. View all New York Times newsletters. The story of Byrd’s recovery was told in an autobiography, “Rise and Walk: The Trial and Triumph of Dennis Byrd,” and a television movie in 1994. The Jets presented him with an award as the team’s most inspirational player of 1992, and they have given the Dennis Byrd Award to the most inspirational Jet every year since.

Source: New York Times October 16, 2016 01:55 UTC