
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, March 31, 1992                   TAG: 9203310236
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: METRO 
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GATHERS FAMILY, SCHOOL SETTLE SUIT

Loyola Marymount University announced it will pay $545,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of basketball star Hank Gathers. University attorney Wayne Boehle said he gave a $145,000 check to an attorney representing Lucille Gathers, with the balance due Thursday. Gathers, 23, collapsed March 4, 1990, during a West Coast Conference Tournament game and died less than two hours later. The cause of death was found to be cardiomyopathy, or an irregular heartbeat, for which Gathers previously had been prescribed the drug Inderal.

Keywords:
FATALITY

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