8. One Of The Greatest Football Players Ever Had Schizophrenia
Lionel Aldridge played for the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s and was even inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. After retiring from professional football, Aldridge became a sports analyst with NBC. However, when he began exhibiting paranoid behavior, his life went into a tailspin.
Aldridge soon became homeless, due in part to a misdiagnosis. After receiving a proper diagnosis of schizophrenia and getting appropriate treatment, he became a strong advocate for mental illness and those who were homeless. His message to the world was that people could and do recover from mental illness.
