Summary
Thirteen-plus minutes remained in the first half when the All- American basketball player soared through the air, snatched an alley- oop pass from a teammate and dunked to give his team a 12-point lead over Portland University as the crowd roared.
Seconds later, the same spectators were deathly silent literally, as it turned out. Rushing back down the floor after scoring, the player collapsed with an ominous thud and lay on the court, his body convulsing, at Loyola Marymount's Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles.See the full content of this document
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Hank Gathers' Death Stunned Nation's Fans in '90
One hour and 41 minutes later, at 6:55 p.m. Pacific Standard time, Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount, age 23, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. It happened 17 years ago this week on March 4, 1990, and no one who was there will ever forget it.
Three months earlier, Gathe...See the full content of this document
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