Mark Dantonio suffers heart attack after win

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  • Esjay
    Luck2Hilton
    • Feb 2009
    • 2328

    Mark Dantonio suffers heart attack after win

    A person with knowledge of the situation says Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had a heart attack after his team's overtime victory against Notre Dame.


    EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio had a heart attack late Saturday night after his team's overtime victory against Notre Dame, the school said Sunday in a news release.

    Dantonio, who was "resting comfortably" Sunday and expected to make a full recovery, was admitted to the emergency room at Sparrow Hospital and had a stent put in a blocked artery near his heart not long after the Spartans used an audacious fake field goal to win 34-31.

    Dantonio will be out indefinitely and offensive coordinator Don Treadwill will coach in his absence.

    Dr. Chris D'Haem, an interventional cardiologist with Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute and Sparrow, performed the cardiac catheterization procedure on Dantonio using a small, metallic stent to open a blocked blood vessel leading to the heart during the "common procedure," the school said.

    "He is young, in excellent shape, and the damage to his heart was minimal," D'Haem said in the statement. "Coach Dantonio made the right decision to come in and get checked out immediately."

    Dantonio will remain hospitalized for several days.

    "This is a time for Spartan Nation to rally around Coach D and the football program," Michigan State athletics director Mark Hollis said in the news release. "We all look forward to his return to the sidelines. The thoughts of the entire Spartan family are with Coach D, his wife Becky and his daughters Kristen and Lauren.

    "Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach D and his family," Treadwell said. "We wish him a full and speedy recovery, so he can rejoin us on the sidelines. In the interim, the vast majority of this coaching staff has been together for seven years, so we won't miss a beat as we move forward and build upon the momentum of last night's thrilling victory."

    Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
  • Blade
    Walking SAM site
    • Feb 2009
    • 3739

    #2
    How old is the guy?

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    • Esjay
      Luck2Hilton
      • Feb 2009
      • 2328

      #3
      54.

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      • Herm
        Boomshakalaka
        • Oct 2008
        • 9314

        #4
        too much excitement that his trickery worked ftw

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        • G-men
          Posts too much
          • Nov 2011
          • 7579

          #5
          Originally posted by Herm
          too much excitement that his trickery worked ftw
          i lol'd

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          • JayDizzle
            Let's Go All The Way...
            • Nov 2008
            • 14215

            #6
            The term "cardiac" not to be used lightly in this case...

            Glad to hear the man is okay.

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            • Maize
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2010
              • 1912

              #7
              I was at the game, and the student section had a collective heart attack during and after the play. Incredible game, and I hope he recovers alright.
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