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Coach Walter donates kidney to ailing player

COMMITMENT to the cause is a pre-requisite for college coaching. But Tom Walter took it above and beyond.

Wed, 09 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

Tony Leen

When Wake Forest collegiate baseballer Kevin Jordan needed a kidney transplant, none of his family members were suitable donors.

Which is where Coach Walter stepped in.

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