21.   He was already on the disabled list because of neck surgery he underwent in spring training.

22.   He was an authority on head and neck surgery and became chief of the Head and Neck Service at Francis Delafield Hospital in New York City.

23.   He wondered if neck surgery was too steep a price to pay in order to play for the Eagles again.

24.   Holtz continues to recover from neck surgery.

25.   Hurst will not be fully recovered from neck surgery until training camp, but the Rams are betting he will be ready to play this fall.

26.   Joe Mullen, the right wing signed as a free agent from Pittsburgh last summer, has recovered from neck surgery and is skating with the team.

27.   Melchiorre had to have neck surgery last season after taking a spill caused by a Malone dive into the Clippers bench.

28.   New York Giants rookie wide receiver Ike Hilliard will undergo season-ending neck surgery tomorrow, the team said.

29.   New England linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer needs neck surgery and is out for the season.

30.   Off-season neck surgery had him wondering if he would ever play again.