Steve McMichael died last April from ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
He recently was posthumously diagnosed with stage 3 of the brain disease CTE: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
McMichael's family said he wanted his brain to be studied after he died, in order to advance research into the possible link between ALS and CTE.
Steve McMichael was honored Thursday night at the Chicago Race to End CTE Reception.
