It has been 25 years to the day since Lewis collapsed while shooting baskets at Brandeis University and died from heart failure at a nearby hospital on July 27, 1993. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Updates and news about all categories will send to you. Reggie Lewis - A Tribute To A Legend TheHoop.Blog It happened. AP Photo/Jon Chase Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The gravesite at Forest Hills in Jamaica Plain is unmarked, a patch of grass sandwiched between two large tombstones. At 5 P.M., Joseph McDonald, the Brandeis director of public safety, glanced at his monitor of a security camera in the gym and saw Lewis talking to a group of the female players. For the next several weeks, Lewis believed Mudges diagnosis and yet also received a third opinion in California, according to Harris Lewis. home/away, monthly, etc More Reggie Lewis Basketball Reference pages. The reason why its not there yet, my daughter, when shes ready, thats when were going to do it. Basketball Africa League; 35 jersey., Ben Rohrbach is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. You do your best. The story of how Reggie Lewis is one of the most heartbreaking stories you will ever hear. He served as the sixth man, a talented player who would deliver in clutch moments. Lewis also had a mild narrowing of the . May 6,1956 He took the train to North Station. Police arrive 10 minutes later and paramedics seven minutes after that. Card Description NM EX/NM EX VG GOOD; 1989 Fleer #10 Reggie Lewis: $0.55: $0.34: 1989 NBA Hoops Hoops #17 Reggie Lewis . Jaylen Brown Retweeted. At the time, the Celtics foresaw Lewis providing an influx of young talent to help supplement their aging superstars Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. At the time, the Celtics foresaw Lewis providing an influx of young talent to help supplement their aging superstars Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish. He had too much left to accomplish. [1] At the age of 27, Lewis died while still a member of the Celtics, and his number was posthumously retired by the team. You cant win. ", Confused by the conflicting medical opinions following his collapse in April, Lewis may have sought even further medical advice. Fifteen minutes later, McDonald recalled later, Lewis sank to the floor in a sitting position and soon drew the attention of his friend and a woman who had been shooting baskets nearby and noticed that he was having trouble breathing. "It's been difficult," Ritch says. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 30, 2:31PM. When I reached out to confirm that the family still made their home in the Boston area, Harris-Lewis answered in the affirmative and signed off with, Go NU Huskies! Follow @brohrbach, Stephen Curry scores 50, a Game 7 record, as Warriors eliminate Kings, Kraken knock out defending champion Avalanche, win their first playoff series, Jimmy Butler rolls ankle late in Heat's Game 1 comeback win over Knicks, ESPN apologizes for using pre-9/11 stock footage of NYC during Heat-Knicks game, Steph Curry and the Warriors open as favorites against LeBron James and the Lakers. One does not expect an elite athlete to be so vulnerable as he turned out to be.