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Kruger rises above unexpected health scare

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Friday, September 12, 2008

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Lon Kruger didn't experience the common post-heart-surgery depression period, nor did he suffer through any rehabilitative complications over the past year. If doctors are looking for a patient for others to emulate, the UNLV coach may be the ultimate example. Last month, Kruger celebrated the one-year anniversary of his six-bypass surgery at what -- by today's standards -- is the rather young age of 55. Since the surgery, Kruger coached the underappreciated Runnin' ...

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