Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, April 8, 1994 TAG: 9404080145
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-8 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Griffiths recently was hospitalized for pneumonia. He also had cancer, diabetes and heart problems. He was to have been inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in Toronto on Thursday night.
In Carteret, N.J., Chad Kinch, who played in the Final Four for North Carolina-Charlotte in 1977 and was a first-round draft choice of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, has died of AIDS. He was 35. Kinch had been under hospice care for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, said Henry James, funeral director of the James Funeral Home in Perth Amboy, N.J. He died Sunday at his home. Kinch starred at Perth Amboy High School before going to UNC Charlotte. In his freshman season, the 6-foot-4 guard started in the 1977 Final Four, sinking 21 of 23 free throws during five NCAA Tournament games. The 49ers, the surprise team of the tournament, stunned Michigan 75-68 in the Mideast Regional final and lost to Marquette 51-49 in a national semifinal on a last-second shot.
Clemson forward Devin Gray's heart attack was caused by a coronary artery spasm, the most common cause of heart attacks among young people, team physician Stuart Clarkson says. Gray, 22, had a heart catheterization exam at Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital. He remains in fair condition. He became ill Monday evening after a pickup basketball game and some conditioning drills. Gray's prospects for returning to "normal life are excellent," Clarkson said. "His ability to return to the basketball court will be re-evaluated after a second catheterization."
by CNB