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From: john mcaskill

To: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 2:44 PM

Subject: Re: [Anaglyphs] Golden Greek Brian, John Mac Brian

He died of a pulmonary embolism.    This migh be of interest to you. He was sent here after a case of pneaumonia in his right lung.

 

Questions persist about how such a strong, vibrant athlete could die surrounded by numerous doctors and nurses. The tiny Cambridge hospital where Harry was being treated and passed away was the Red Sox' team hospital, and was thought by many to have lacked the staff or technology of Boston's larger hospitals such as Mass General.

Harry's friend Dick Lynch long claimed that Dr. Lamphier had proposed surgery to strip the blood veins in his legs to mitigate any clot hazards, but that the procedure would have limited his agility -- a prospect Harry flatly refused to consider according to Lynch. Jack Kelley, another classmate of Harry's, backed up these assertions: "I heard they told him they wanted to tie off some leg veins because clots were a possibility. But they told him he'd have no speed after that so he wanted to see if he could get better without that treatment. He thought he was getting better and would take his chances."

That scenario certainly adds to the mystery surrounding the removal of Dr. Lamphier from Harry's case. Having seen the swelling in Harry's calf, he allegedly tried to warn the team of the dangers a blood clot might pose but was met with ignorance and ultimately replaced as Harry's attending physician. While one might see plausibility in that claim, Lamphier's personal and professional credibility took a hit when he later moved to Florida and lost his medical license following the death of several patients. Some alleged (without any hard evidence) that Tom Yawkey orchestrated the switch in medical teams because he either scoffed at Lamphier's assessment of the risk posed by clotting, or wanted to avoid any medical procedure that might prematurely end the career of a player that had cost him an extravagant amount of money to sign.

According to those close to Agganis, he was on the verge of returning to football and would have played quarterback that fall for the Baltimore Colts, who had acquired his rights from

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From: Brian Wallace <Starg82343(-at-)hotmail.com>
To: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, May 29, 2011 11:25:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Anaglyphs] Golden Greek Brian, John Mac

 

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What did he die from John?

 

Brian

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: john mcaskill

To: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 12:13 PM

Subject: Re: [Anaglyphs] Golden Greek Brian

Thanks Brian

    Harry Agganis had the choice of football or baseball and choose the Red Sox so he would be close to home to take care of his mother. He was two years in front of my wife at school and she knew him well.

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From: Brian Wallace <Starg82343(-at-)hotmail.com>
To: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, May 28, 2011 10:19:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Anaglyphs] Golden Greek

 

John,

 

Both A and X are excellent!  Your best I believe.

 

Good work John.

 

We have Jimmy Foxx who was born in Sudlersville Maryland... 5 miles from where I was raised on the Eastern Shore of MD. 

 

Cheers,

Brian

 

----- Original Message -----

From: john mcaskill

To: anaglyphs(-at-)yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 8:59 PM

Subject: [Anaglyphs] Golden Greek

    Harry Agganis known as the Golden Greek was a very popular athlete here in the Boston area in the late 40s and early 50s. Many  athletic events around here bear his name. Born here in Lynn MA  April 20 1929  and died in the middle of the second year in the big league with the Red Sox at age 26.

      John Mac