Event Date: December 24th, 1985
Event Description: Usher Has Heart Surgery
Source: UPI
Harry Usher, commissioner of the U.S. Football League, was in good condition at a hospital Tuesday awaiting corrective bypass surgery for a heart ailment, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Usher was admitted Saturday to St. John's Hospital and Health Center after he complained of chest pains, said nursing supervisor Helen Berg.
He was in good condition Tuesday and a spokeswoman said no surgery had been scheduled.
“He will remain in the hospital for observation until corrective bypass surgery can be performed,” Berg said.
Bypass surgery diverts blood from clogged arteries or veins that block the fluid from reaching the heart.
Usher, who complained of chest pains last week during a routine physical examination, was expected to spend Christmas in the hospital, Berg said.
Usher was appointed to a three-year term as USFL commissioner in July, replacing Chet Simmons who resigned.
Usher was the executive vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the 1984 summer games.
He attended Brown University, where he played varsity football and baseball. He later was graduated from Stanford Law School and eventually became president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, specializing in entertainment law.
No comments:
Post a Comment