From Deseret News archives:
Health concerns aren't new
From year one, Majerus has had medical issues
Majerus was only six games into his first year when he left the team for the rest of the season to have a seven-bypass heart operation.
Soon after that, Majerus shed dozens of pounds and even ran a marathon.
However, he gradually gained weight and missed various games for health reasons over the years, including some for minor heart procedures.
His health was a factor in his missing most of the 2000-01 season.
That was the year he left after the first game because of a sore knee that hadn't properly recovered from surgery. Then the day he was to return he underwent minor heart surgery, which was to keep him out two weeks. A week later he announced he would miss the rest of the season to attend to his mother's health in Wisconsin.
Even though his players and assistant coaches could see Majerus' health getting worse he reportedly weighs between 350 and 400 pounds they didn't know it would cause him to quit coaching.
But according to Majerus' longtime friend and legal counsel Bob Henderson, his health really deteriorated in recent months and he needed to get help immediately.
While Majerus has seen and been treated by renowned heart surgeon Kent Jones for years in Utah, the cardiologist he sees in Santa Barbara is supposed to be one of the top of his profession.
E-mail: sor@desnews.com
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