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To: T.B. Yoits

Pete Maravich was born without a Left Coronary Artery, which they didn’t discover until his autopsy.


14 posted on 08/28/2024 8:16:25 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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...and yet Pete Maravich's missing left coronary artery didn't stop him from an all-star career in the NBA. It was only after he was out of the league and playing a pickup game at age 40 that it caught up to him.

His vegetarian diet that he started after knee injuries (not coronary issues) forced him to retire and the ensuing lack of protein may have also weakened him.

He also stopped playing professionally in 1980, long before the testing available today.

18 posted on 08/28/2024 8:47:00 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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