so things rather have gotten worse or the article seems misinformed
ESPN "College GameDay" analyst Lee Corso recently suffered a minor stroke, but plans on being back for the kickoff of the 2009 college football season.
Corso suffered no permanent damage in the minor stroke, which was caused by the blockage to a small artery, according to a statement from Corso. He is expected to make a full recovery.
"This is just a small bump in the road," Corso said in a statement issued by ESPN. "A 'not so fast, my friend' in my game of life. I look forward to making a full recovery and returning to ESPN for my 23rd season analyzing the greatest sport in the world -- college football."
Corso, who played collegiately at Florida State, is a former head coach at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois. He also coached the Orlando Renegades of the USFL.
He joined ESPN in 1987.
ESPN "College GameDay" analyst Lee Corso recently suffered a minor stroke, but plans on being back for the kickoff of the 2009 college football season.
Corso suffered no permanent damage in the minor stroke, which was caused by the blockage to a small artery, according to a statement from Corso. He is expected to make a full recovery.
"This is just a small bump in the road," Corso said in a statement issued by ESPN. "A 'not so fast, my friend' in my game of life. I look forward to making a full recovery and returning to ESPN for my 23rd season analyzing the greatest sport in the world -- college football."
Corso, who played collegiately at Florida State, is a former head coach at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois. He also coached the Orlando Renegades of the USFL.
He joined ESPN in 1987.
August 3, 2009, 10:36 pm <!-- date updated --><!-- <abbr class="updated" title="2009-08-03T22:36:34-04:00">— Updated: 10:36 pm</abbr> --><!-- Title -->
Lee Corso Continues Comeback From a Stroke
<!-- By line --><ADDRESS class="byline author vcard">By Connor Ennis</ADDRESS><!-- The Content -->In May, the ESPN college football analysts Lee Corso had a minor stroke He has since undergone therapy, including learning to write and talk again. But Corso, who is known for his animated commentary as part of ESPN’s Gameday crew — along with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit — says that will not stop him from getting back on the air this year.
Corso told George Diaz of The Orlando Sentinel that he planned to be back on Sept. 5, when the Alabama-Virginia Tech game in Atlanta kicks off the season for the Gameday crew.
Here is one selection from Diaz’s story:
A man who has reinvented himself once already — going from a struggling football coach to a glib gridiron guru — is plotting another magnificent makeover. He will be back on TV once fall football begins. The ironic twist in the challenge is obvious: A chatterbox got silenced by a stroke. His voice, as he says, is “the ultimate thing for me.”
He speaks fine now. There are a few quirky moments when things don’t quite connect, like when he’s trying to recall precise moments through the fog of recovery. A critical step was passing a swallow test, he says, “inside the hotel (pause), inside the airport (pause), inside the hospital.” It took three times, but he finally found the right word.
It remains to be seen how the stroke will impact Corso’s on-air persona, but football fans will be happy to have him back.
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Lee Corso Continues Comeback From a Stroke
<!-- By line --><ADDRESS class="byline author vcard">By Connor Ennis</ADDRESS><!-- The Content -->In May, the ESPN college football analysts Lee Corso had a minor stroke He has since undergone therapy, including learning to write and talk again. But Corso, who is known for his animated commentary as part of ESPN’s Gameday crew — along with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit — says that will not stop him from getting back on the air this year.
Corso told George Diaz of The Orlando Sentinel that he planned to be back on Sept. 5, when the Alabama-Virginia Tech game in Atlanta kicks off the season for the Gameday crew.
Here is one selection from Diaz’s story:
A man who has reinvented himself once already — going from a struggling football coach to a glib gridiron guru — is plotting another magnificent makeover. He will be back on TV once fall football begins. The ironic twist in the challenge is obvious: A chatterbox got silenced by a stroke. His voice, as he says, is “the ultimate thing for me.”
He speaks fine now. There are a few quirky moments when things don’t quite connect, like when he’s trying to recall precise moments through the fog of recovery. A critical step was passing a swallow test, he says, “inside the hotel (pause), inside the airport (pause), inside the hospital.” It took three times, but he finally found the right word.
It remains to be seen how the stroke will impact Corso’s on-air persona, but football fans will be happy to have him back.
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That doesnt sound small to me!! lol, poor guy, they are spinning it everywhich way just to save his job and paint a rosy picture,
If he can talk the first day of foots he will be in the booth, if not, well, then he will take a longer sebatacal.
good luck Lee
tater
