US EditionNBA Champ Pollard Shares Indy 500 Parade Float with Heart Donor's Family
- Scot Pollard, an NBA champion and former Survivor contestant, was honored as the Grand Marshal for the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade held this past Saturday in Indianapolis.
- Pollard received a life-saving heart transplant last winter after a virus weakened his heart, with the donated heart coming from Casey Angell.
- Pollard has dedicated himself to raising organ donation awareness and connected deeply with Angell's family, planning to watch the race with them on Sunday.
- Last month, while addressing a group of doctors, he expressed that being together with them is always special, earning a standing ovation.
- Pollard's efforts highlight the sacrifice Angell made and underscore the importance of donation, although Pollard continues to grapple with survivor's guilt.
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The Billings Gazette
NBA champ Pollard shares Indy 500 parade float with heart donor's family
Scot Pollard was standing in Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, trying not to cry.
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NBA champ, 'Survivor' contestant Scot Pollard shares Indy 500 parade float with heart donor's family
Scot Pollard is serving as the Grand Marshal of the Indy 500 Festival Parade this weekend. The former Kansas star and NBA champion has been working to raise awareness of organ donation ever since he received a life-saving heart transplant.
NBA champ, ‘Survivor’ contestant Scot Pollard shares Indy 500 parade float with heart donor’s family
Scot Pollard was standing in Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and trying not to cry. The NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant was talking about meeting the family of Casey Angell, whose heart was now beating inside Pollard’s chest. Angell’s sister brought a stethoscope. “She touched my chest. She listened and she started crying. She said, ‘Hey, Bubba,’ because that’s what she used to call him,” Pollard said. “And we all lost i…
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