The Tragic Situation Facing Glenn Burke

As millionaire owners and millionaire players negotiate the distribution of many hundreds of millions of dollars, Glenn Burke (“When Glory Has Soured,” Aug. 30) suffers on the streets of San Francisco, enduring the horrifying and lonely torment of AIDS.

SCOTT PIAZZA

Los Angeles

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One facet of Burke’s athletic career rarely gets mentioned. In 1976 at the University of Nevada Reno, he briefly played on the basketball team. The Dodgers, fearing an off-season injury, forced him to quit and he left UNR shortly thereafter. A little more than a year later, he was in the World Series.

STEVE MARTARANO

Sacramento

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The story of his condition brought tears to my eyes. His mind is almost gone, his life nearly over. Not long ago his life held so much promise.

MICHAEL BENNETT

Santa Monica