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In the second half of the book, we find out that Charlie was a professional football player. He also had played in college and he was a linebacker. As the players get bigger and stronger the hits get more devastating. Each hit would increase a football player's chance of getting Alzheimer's.  We also find out that Charlie is supposed to be inaugurated into his college's hall of fame. This is where a stroke of luck hits Marcus. After Marcus takes Charlie to the Hall of Fame. Marcus goes to the Raider's game. When Charlie and Marcus arrive at the Raider's game, Marcus finds out that Troy Popovich had hurt his hand. Troy was the starting Quarterback of the Raider's and Charlie's son.The Raider's want to keep their win streak alive, and eventually they end up keeping their win streak as the Raider's win 17-14 with Marcus as the QB.Marcus's good luck quickly spiraled downhill when Charlie thinks he is a teenager again. He climbs to the top of the stadium and loses balance, falling off the top and downwards to his death. This death was being foreshadowed in this book because his Alzheimer's was getting more effective everyday. Sooner or later his entire memory would be erased. But the death that he had here was sad but predictable.