RIP, Wally Bell

[HanSenSE]

Veteran ump worked Cardinals-Pirates series last week. Now out at 48.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/mlb-umpire-wally-bell-dead-48-20571356

 

[Chef2]

Massive heart attack.
RIP

 

[wicked]

He had open heart surgery in his mid-30s and made it a long time after. Way too young to go, but sounds like he was facing long odds to begin with.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

Did he have a family history of heart trouble?
Mid-30s is way to young for bypass surgery.

 

[old_tony]

The story I read said his dad survived two heart attacks before dying but it didn't say how young his dad was when he died.

 

[ifilus]

DETROIT (AP) — The umpiring crew for Game 3 of the AL championship series Tuesday lined up in missing-man formation during a moment of silence for umpire Wally Bell, who died of an apparent heart attack.