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Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is out of the hospital, a day after breaking five ribs in a bicycle accident.
Calhoun, 67, biked at least 16 miles after hitting a pothole and falling during Saturday's 50-mile annual Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride bike ride.
He completed the ride but collapsed while talking to friends near the finish line in Simsbury. He was taken to the UConn Medical Center in Farmington where he was treated for his injuries and dehydration.
After Calhoun's collapse, the Hartford Courant reported that his son Jeff and daughter-in-law Amy rushed to his aid as he lay motionless with his eyes open. The report continued that a number of calls to 911 were then made, and Simsbury police officers were on the scene within a minute.
A short time later, the report continued, at around 2 p.m., friends and family, including former players Ray Allen and Scott Burrell, rushed to the recovering coach's side as ambulances arrived.
According to the paper's report, Calhoun, a short while later, felt well enough to insist on driving home before family and friends intervened.
"He's so stubborn, so stubborn," Allen was quoted as saying to the Courant. "He doesn't want people to help him out. He's always been the type who feels he's invincible. I think we've all been there. We've all been like that. But as we've gotten older, we have to kind of relish what our past was, but we've got to adjust accordingly in our lives and know when we've done enough."
After being released from the hospital Sunday, Calhoun said he planned to "go home and rest for a couple of days."
Calhoun is a three-time cancer survivor. Organizers say the ride may have raised up to $300,000 for Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the hospital.
Calhoun, 67, biked at least 16 miles after hitting a pothole and falling during Saturday's 50-mile annual Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride bike ride.
He completed the ride but collapsed while talking to friends near the finish line in Simsbury. He was taken to the UConn Medical Center in Farmington where he was treated for his injuries and dehydration.
After Calhoun's collapse, the Hartford Courant reported that his son Jeff and daughter-in-law Amy rushed to his aid as he lay motionless with his eyes open. The report continued that a number of calls to 911 were then made, and Simsbury police officers were on the scene within a minute.
A short time later, the report continued, at around 2 p.m., friends and family, including former players Ray Allen and Scott Burrell, rushed to the recovering coach's side as ambulances arrived.
According to the paper's report, Calhoun, a short while later, felt well enough to insist on driving home before family and friends intervened.
"He's so stubborn, so stubborn," Allen was quoted as saying to the Courant. "He doesn't want people to help him out. He's always been the type who feels he's invincible. I think we've all been there. We've all been like that. But as we've gotten older, we have to kind of relish what our past was, but we've got to adjust accordingly in our lives and know when we've done enough."
After being released from the hospital Sunday, Calhoun said he planned to "go home and rest for a couple of days."
Calhoun is a three-time cancer survivor. Organizers say the ride may have raised up to $300,000 for Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the hospital.
