Article: SUDDEN DEATH of Young Athletes Can Be Prevented.(hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)(Statistical Data Included)

KEVIN RICHARDS, an Evanston (Ill.) High School track runner, died in February, 2000, after finishing second in a race.

* Tim Collins, Lafayette High School, Lexington, Ky., died in November, 1999, during basketball practice.

* Steven "Scotty" Lang, a Fountain Valley (Calif.) High School football player, died in November, 1999, during practice drills.

* John Stewart, a University of Kentucky basketball recruit, died in March, 1999, during a regional championship high school basketball game in Columbus, Ind.

* Gerald Grainger, Zion-Benton Township High School, Chicago, Ill., died in September, 1997, following a long-distance run in gym ...

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