Rod Carew's new heart, kidney came from late NFL player (Yahoo Sports)

Baltimore Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland (86) looks on during an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew received a new heart and kidney from the late NFL player Konrad Reuland in what is believed to be the first such transplant involving pro athletes. Carew underwent the procedure last December and met Reuland’s family in March after mutual friends connected Reuland’s death with news of Carew’s transplant on Dec. 16. Reuland had died four days earlier after a ruptured brain aneurysm at age 29.


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