SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney from the late NFL player Konrad Reuland in what is believed to be the first such transplant involving pro athletes. Carew underwent the procedure last December and met Reuland’s family in March after mutual friends connected Reuland’s death with news of Carew’s transplant on Dec. 16. Reuland attended middle school in Southern California with Carew’s children, and he met Carew when he was 11. The families plan to work together, especially on “Heart of 29,” the campaign Carew started last year with the American Heart Association. Because Konrad Reuland died at 29, the name carries added meaning.

Source: National Post April 14, 2017 19:41 UTC