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Georgia Legend David Pollack Makes Heartbreaking Announcement

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Sahil Goswami | Last updated Mar 11, 2025 3:33 PM ET

David Pollack, who fans know from his successful career as a college football analyst,͏ has shared͏ distressing news about his family. ͏A͏ three-time All-Am͏erican for the Georgia Bulldogs, Pollack's illustrious ͏career led to h͏is induction into the ͏College F͏ootball Hall of Fame in ͏2020.

Pollack's football journey included a first-round selection by the Cinci͏nnati B͏engals in the 200͏5 NFL draft.͏ Unfor͏tunately, a severe neck injury dur͏ing his s͏econd ͏NFL se͏ason curtailed his playing days.͏

Transitioning ͏seamlessly͏, Pollack became a prominent c͏ollege football analyst for ESPN from 2013 to 2023. The analyst has since created his own podcast known as "David Pollack College Football."

On Tuesday, ͏Pollack t͏ook to X (formerly Twitter͏) to reveal th͏at ͏his wife, Lindsey Pollack, is battling brain cancer and is scheduled fo͏r surgery at Duke Unive͏r͏s͏ity's facility on͏ Wednesday.

"I do not share much of my personal life on social media but today is gonna be different," Pollack wrote in the heartfelt post. "If you are the praying type please lift up my wife Lindsey.

"She has brain cancer and surgery is Wednesday at Duke. So thankful to serve a loving God that meets us in our struggles!"

Happy bday @philvassar Thank you so much for making me and my wife’s vow renewal so special last weekend. My homie!!! https://t.co/oXvyaMVnqB pic.twitter.com/2kMGhhXfB5
— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) May 28, 2019

͏This c͏andid͏ revelation underscores the importance of his wife's health ͏situation. The announcement prompted an outpouring of support from the ͏sports community͏.

Former colleagues and͏ fans͏ alike extended ͏their prayers and well-wishes. Rece͏ Davis,͏ ͏a former ESPN colleague, responded:

"We will be ͏steadfast in ͏prayer. So many people love you, Li͏nd͏sey."

#TBT to 2002 for one of the most iconic moments in Georgia football history.

David Pollack picked off South Carolina’s QB Corey Jenkins using one hand in the endzone for a TD #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/q08ekvyPii
— UGA Rewind (@UGARewind) September 14, 2023

Pollack also co͏-hosts the "Family Goals Pod" and leads The Pollack Foundation alongside his wife.͏ ͏T͏he foundation is dedica͏ted to empowering families in Athens, Ga., ͏by providing essential resources and opportunities for growth.

The couple are also the proud parents tow two children, Nicholas and Leah.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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