The College Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning quarterback was giving a lecture entitled “The Challenge of Change” at the Cardinal community in North Hills. He is no stranger to the topic. The biggest change, of course, was the career-ending injury he suffered on “Monday Night Football” when he suffered a gruesome compound fracture of his leg while being sacked by Lawrence Taylor. Please click here for more.
![Joe Theismann’s leg injury in 1985 remains one of the most gruesome and memorable moments in sports history, and the former Washington quarterback recalls the experience when speaking on handling life changes. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)](https://capitalsportsnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-26-130007.jpg)