BRIEFLY : WALKER PARALYZED FROM SKI MISHAP.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Hall of Fame running back Doak Walker Ewell Doalk Walker, Jr. (January 1 1927 – September 27 1998) was an American football player. He was born in Dallas, Texas and attended Highland Park High School in Dallas where he was a multi-sport athlete. has been left paralyzed par·a·lyze tr.v. par·a·lyzed, par·a·lyz·ing, par·a·lyz·es 1. To affect with paralysis; cause to be paralytic. 2. To make unable to move or act: paralyzed by fear. from a skiing accident, and his prospects for recovery are uncertain, doctors said Saturday. ``He's not moving his arms or legs,'' said Dr. Jay Law, neurosurgeon neurosurgeon a physician who specializes in neurosurgery. neurosurgeon A surgeon specialized in managing diseases of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves Meat & potatoes diseases Brain tumors, spinal cord disease Salary $245K + 15% bonus. at Columbia Swedish Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center is a large nonprofit health care provider located in Seattle, Washington. . ``There's some spontaneous movements now and then, but we're not certain if they're reflexes.'' Walker, 71, fell Friday on a trail at Steamboat Springs in Colorado and remained in a coma until sometime that night. A resident of Steamboat Springs, he won the Heisman Trophy at Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. in 1948. An award in his name is now given every year to college football's top running back. A friend, John Nichols, said he was skiing with Walker and was told his heart was stopped for a time. ``When I got there they said there was no pulse,'' Nichols said. ``After 15 seconds of chest compressions, they got a pulse.'' Law praised the Steamboat steamboat: see steamship. steamboat or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. ski patrol for their work. ``They literally saved his life,'' Law said. ``It was an extraordinary accomplishment for the people on the scene.'' Trauma surgeon Dr. John Wolz said it's too early to tell whether Walker will recover. BOWLING: Ricky Ward rolled past No. 1 seed Butch Soper 279-226 in the title match of the Professional Bowlers Association's inaugural Long John Silver's Classic at Leisure Bowl in Albuquerque, N.M. Ward, the second seed, left little chance for Soper in the title match as he struck on his first nine balls. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Wake Forest's 7-foot-1 center Loren Woods, who has missed five games after being given time off to relieve stress, is scheduled to return to limited practice sessions Monday. The Demon Deacons are 3-2 since the sophomore was given an indefinite leave of absence on Jan. 16 by coach Dave Odom. Woods was second in the Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the NCAA's Division I. in blocked shots and fourth in rebounding at the time of his suspension. Woods has gone through periodic bouts of mood swings this year that have prevented him from fulfilling his potential. SOCCER: Seeking to replace midfielder Chris Armas, who was traded to Chicago last week with popular goalie Jorge Campos, the Galaxy selected South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. midfielder Clint Mathis with the sixth pick of Major League Soccer's college draft. ``When we lost Armas, there was a big void to fill in the midfield,'' Galaxy coach Octavio Zambrano said. ``Clint has great field vision and has other great attributes that will help us fill that void.'' Mathis was named a third-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association last year and a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, which goes to the nation's best college player. He scored 11 goals and five assists, helping South Carolina to a 16-3-1 record. |
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