College Coach Donates Kidney to Baseball Player

In this heart-warming story, it shows the bond between a coach and his players on, and off, a baseball field. In January of 2010, Kevin Jordan, a freshman at the University of Wake Forest was diagnosed with ANCA vasculitis, which causes his white blood cells to attack healthy body tissues. He was drafted by the New York Yankees, but had already made a commitment to Wake Forest, so he decided to go tehre. After hearing about the diesease, they realized that he needed a new kidney, but sadly, none of his family was a match. So then Kevin's baseball coach, Tom Walter, heard about the news, and oddly enough, he was a match. So without a second to waste, he told Kevin that he would be happy to give him a kidney. After this, they organized the surgeries and last we heard, they went well, and Kevin is doing good. Walter should eb ready for their Feb. 18 opener, while Kevin is hoping to be able to do light weight lifting soon, and get back into shape. It truly is a touching story.