Word: fertig
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...When he was 18 and in the Merchant Marine, William Fertig of Franklinville, N.J., entered the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital on New York City's Staten Island to have an eye defect corrected. But before surgery, Fertig suffered a rare reaction to a widely used general anesthetic. His body temperature rose and remained at 108°, long enough to cause extensive brain damage. As a result, Fertig, now 24, is blind, cannot speak, and is paralyzed from the neck down. After bringing suit against the Federal Government, charging that doctors at the hospital had not monitored the administration...
...national championship with only Southern California standing in the way. At halftime N.D. led, 17-0, but with chunky Mike Garrett denting the Irish defense with slashing runs, the Trojans came back. In the fourth quarter, the upset was accomplished with a 15 yard scoring pass from quarterback Craig Fertig to whom...