DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I played high-school football in the late 1940s. One of my teammates died during a game. The memory has never left me. It was said he had a heart attack, but that sounds preposterous to me. He was only 16. My two grandsons are playing now. What kind of physical exams are required? In my day it was a check for a hernia and that was all. -- B.G.

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