Bacteria kills player
COLUMBIA. SC. (AP) —
Wado Hampton High School
quarterback Koll Grant, whose
funeral was Wednesday, died
from a common bacteria that
acted in an uncommon way.
Grant's death is one of only
22 roportod cases in the ling
lish-spoaking world where the
beta hemolytic streptococcus
bacteria caused a rapid muscle
infection, said Dr Karl Byrne,
the Medical University of
South Carolina trauma surgeon
who treated Grant.
Grant. 17, suffered a deep
thigh bruise in u Sept. 11 game
against Hilton Head. Wade
Hampton coach Ken Schofield
said Grant was treated during
the Friday night game and then
wont to Savannah Sports Medi
cine the following day. He saw
a local doctor two days later, a
Monday.
Grant'* kidneys failed the
next day and was taken to the
Medical University of South
(Carolina in Charleston. Doctors
there identified the infection
within u few hours and re
moved Grant's right leg at the
upper thigh Sept, 18
"By the time he came to us, it
was too late," Bvme said "The
condition is usually fatal with
in -tH hours There was one oth
er case where the patient lived
14 days The reason he (Grant)
lived longer is because he was
an extremely fit kid,"
The disease led to severe dis
ruption of the clotting mechan
ism of Grant's blood and even
tual heart failure
Grant's funeral was Wednes
day afternoon at Robert Colsey
gym on the campus of Wade
Hampton High School in
Hampton.
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know how the virus works."
Caught in the middlo of
this is Kandy Pfund. the Lak
ors' rookie coach. NBA
teams carry 12 active play
ers.
For the Lakers, that would
include Johnson — oven for
games when ho doesn't play,
unless he goes on the in
jured list, which moans
missing five straight games
"I think.” McGuire said,
"the coach of the Lakers
would be the last person
considered, it's his problem.
He can't criticize because
this is a move that comes
from much higher than
him."
"1 think it will be some
thing that will bo workable.”
Lakers general manager Jerry
West said. "Our coaches are
going to have to ltx>k at the
problems that having a rela
tively part-time player might
create. But coaches have to
he flexible, anil they'll have
to In’ more flexible this year
“Obviously, the more
games he played would tat
great for us. But the most
important thing is to main
tain his good health ."
John Wooden, who
coached UCLA to 10 NCAA
championships in 12 years,
doesn't envy Pfund's tricky
balancing act
"If I’m the coach, I'm terri
bly worried about playing
him because of the condi
tion,” he said "The other
things — playing time, jug
gling the roster — you work
out it's no different than
having u player with a heart
problem That would worry
me terribly. What are the re
percussions if late in the sea
son you needed him in con
secutive games?”
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