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re: Pistol Pete died at age 40?
Posted on 2/28/12 at 12:17 pm to Sao
Posted on 2/28/12 at 12:17 pm to Sao
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An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a rare congenital defect; he had been born with a missing left coronary artery, a vessel which supplies blood to the muscle fibers of the heart. His right coronary artery was grossly enlarged and had been compensating for the defect.
An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a rare congenital defect; he had been born with a missing left coronary artery, a vessel which supplies blood to the muscle fibers of the heart. His right coronary artery was grossly enlarged and had been compensating for the defect.
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Posted on 2/28/12 at 12:23 pm to bbap
Amazing to me.
Posted on 2/28/12 at 2:09 pm to bbap
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An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a rare congenital defect; he had been born with a missing left coronary artery, a vessel which supplies blood to the muscle fibers of the heart. His right coronary artery was grossly enlarged and had been compensating for the defect.
This.
If you've never read "Heir to a Dream" -- Pete's autobiography, it really is one of the best sports books you could ever read. Extremely well written and one of the greatest basketball stories history will ever record.
In the book, he's brutally honest about his life, his family and his struggles with alcohol. Talks in depth about how he hit rock bottom and turned it all around by becoming born again.
When he died, he was no doubt happier than he'd been in his entire life because he finally found peace and real purpose in his life.
I read that book way back in 1988 and no book has ever hit me in the gut like that one.
This post was edited on 2/28/12 at 2:17 pm
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