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By Bill Galluccio Long-time NCAA official  Bert Smith says that his collapse during the NCAA Basketball Tournament saved his life. Smith discussed the terrifying incident when he suddenly fell to the floor during the West Region final between Gonzaga and USC with the  Indianapolis Star. Smith was unconscious for several moments and was confused when he first woke up on the court surrounded by the medical staff. "I look to my left, and it's a doctor," Bert told the paper. "I say, 'What's going on, man?' And he goes, 'Bert, you passed out. You blacked out.' "I said: 'What?'

By Bill Galluccio Long-time NCAA official  Bert Smith says that his collapse during the NCAA Basketball Tournament saved his life. Smith discussed the terrifying incident when he suddenly fell to the floor during the West Region final between Gonzaga and USC with the  Indianapolis Star. Smith was unconscious for several moments and was confused when he first woke up on the court surrounded by the medical staff. "I look to my left, and it's a doctor," Bert told the paper. "I say, 'What's going on, man?' And he goes, 'Bert, you passed out. You blacked out.' "I said: 'What?'

A blood clot almost killed the Elite Eight referee Published Friday, Apr. 9, 2021, 4:36 pm Join AFP's 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© Yury – stock.adobe.com) Remember the referee who collapsed early in the Gonzaga-USC Elite Eight game, that we were told on TV had been informed he was going to be fine? Turns out Bert Smith wouldn’t have been fine if he hadn’t been convinced after the game to go to the hospital to get checked out. A blood clot i...