How A Career Ends: George Lynch Was Finished Off By Sore Feet

Posted Apr 2, 2012
Tell Me When It's Over is an interview series in which we ask former athletes about the moment they knew their playing days were over. Today: George Lynch, all-purpose star for the University of North Carolina. "I woke up one morning and I had plantar fasciitis. And that's probably one of the—that was the worst injury that I've had. It kind of lingered on for 18 months, and I was never able to get over it." (Deadspin)

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