E BATTALION
Tuesday, October 26, 1971
College Station, Texas
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lughes had heart attack, autopsy shows
nPTROlT UP)—A heart attack
^responsible for the death of
lU ck Hughes, a 28-year-old wide
eiver for the Detroit Lions, an
topsy revealed Monday.
autopsy, conducted by Dr.
isja Tworek of the Wayne
jnty Medical Examiner’s staff,
icated Hughes died from a
iar t attack due to clogging of
hpart artery by clots.
A spokesman for the medical
Liner’s office described
Lghes’ attack, which occurred
jrith just over a minute remaining
f Sunday’s game between the
jons and the Chicago Bears, as:
It’s the same thing an 87-year-
Ed person could have died from.”
iThe spokesman said tests of
ue samples were taken to de-
ermine whether Hughes consum-
| any type of drugs before the
attack. He said results of the tests
are incomplete.
However, he said if the heart
attack was due to drugs, the
medical examiner’s report would
not have been released so quickly.
He said the report’s release in
dicates the medical examiner is
certain Hughes’ death didn’t stem
from drugs.
The official cause of death list
ed in the autopsy report was “ar-
terioslcerotic coronary artery dis
ease with acute coronary throm
botic occlusion.”
A medical doctor explained to
The Associated Press the exam
iner’s finding meant, in effect,
that Hughes had a hardening of
the main artery supplying the
heart, possibly caused by calcium
and fibrosis, and that a clot had
formed in this artery, shutting
off the flow of blood.
He suggested the so-called
hardening of an artery was some
thing like a water pipe in which
calcium deposits keep building up
until they virtually shut off the
flow, adding “then it takes only
a pebble to shut off the water.”
Dr. Richard A. Thompson, the
Lions’ team doctor, said Hughes,
who died on the turf of Tiger
Stadium before 54,478 spectators,
was “unresponsive from the mo
ment we got out there except for
trying to get a breath.”
Three plays before he toppled
over, Hughes had caught a pass
and been tackled by two Chicago
Bears, who went on to win the
National Football League game,
28-23. But if he had suffered an
injury his teammates weren’t
aware of it.
A high funeral mass will be
sung Tuesday at 10 a.m. at De
troit’s St. Aloysius Roman Cath
olic Church, after which the body
will be flown to San Antonio,
Texas, for funeral services and
burial Wednesday.
The 6-foot, 180-pound wide re
ceiver from El Paso, Texas, had
suffered an injury Sept. 4 in a
preseason game against the Buf
falo Bills and was hospitalized.
A few days later he was back
in uniform, but was held out of
the final preseason exhibition and
first regular season games. He
played briefly in the Sept. 26th
game against the New England
Patriots, but told a reporter be
fore hand:
“I don’t know what’s wrong. I
have had sharp pains in my stom
ach and my chest and they’ve made
all sorts of tests, but nobody
seems to be able to figure thejot
out. I want to play, though, ap4
they aren’t that bad.
“They thought I broke a rib
or two, but that’s not it. I guess
I’ll be all right.
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'U closer to Nebraska in college poll
By HERSCHEL NISSENSON
iated Press Sports Writer
Explosive Oklahoma sliced 14
lore points off top ranked Ne-
•aska’s lead Monday in The
isociated Press college football
&oll following a 75-28 mangling
of Kansas State.
Nebraska’s defending national
lampions trounced Oklahoma
tate 41-13 and received 31 first-
’ Joe lace votes and 1,044 points from
Jnationwide panel of sports writ-
hand broadcasters. A week ago
he Cornhuskers had 35 top votes
ni , n P d i. 046 Points.
Oklahoma piled up 21 first-
lace votes and 1,020 points com-
Bred to 18 and 1,008 last week,
s 21 There was no change among
[he top five teams, with Michi-
U, Alabama and Auburn each
^tting one of the remaining
hree first-place ballots.
Michigan whipped Minnesota
35-7 and received 883 points, Ala
bama downed Houston 34-20 and
got 788 while Auburn trimmed
Clemson 35-13 and totaled 637
points.
Notre Dame, a 28-14 loser to
Southern California, fell from
sixth to 12th while Penn State,
Georgia and Arkansas each took
advantage of the slip and moved
up one notch apiece to sixth, sev
enth and eight, respectively.
Penn State clobbered Texas
Christian 66-14, Georgia blanked
Kentucky 34-0 and Arkansas
drubbed North Texas State 60-21.
Stanford also dropped out of
the Top Ten on the heels of a
24-23 upset by Washington State.
The Indians skidded to 17th as
Colorado jumped from 11th to
ninth and Ohio State from 12th
to 10th. Colorado turned back Mis
souri 27-7 and the Buckeyes
crushed Wisconsin 31-6.
Louisiana State was idle but
rose from 13th to 11th, heading
the Second Ten. Then came Notre
Dame, Arizona State, Texas, To
ledo, Tennessee, Stanford, Air
Force, Florida State and Southern
Cal.
Purdue and Duke disappeared
from the Second Ten after losing
to Illinois and Navy by respec
tive scores of 21-7 and 15-14. Flo
rida State and Southern Cal were
the newcomers, the Seminoles
routing South Carolina 49-18 and
the Trojans toppling Notre Dame.
Last week’s Second Ten con
sisted of Colorado, Ohio State,
LSU, Arizona State and Toledo
tied for 14th, Texas, Purdue, Ten
nessee, Duke and Air Force.
The Top Twenty teams, with
season records:
1. Nebraska, 7-0
2. Oklahoma, 6-0
3. Michigan, 7-0
4. Alabama, 7-0
5. Auburn, 6-0
6. Penn St., 6-0
7. Georgia, 7-0
8. Arkansas, 6-1
9. Colorado, 6-1
10. Ohio St., 5-1
11. LSU, 5-1
12. Notre Dame, 5-1
13. Arizona St., 5-1
14. Texas, 4-2
15. Toledo, 7-0
16. Tennessee, 4-2
17. Stanford, 5-2
18. Air Force, 5-1
19. Florida St., 6-1
20. So. Calif., 3-4
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