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Ooltewah Football Coach Benny Monroe Undergoes Heart Surgery

  • Friday, January 20, 2006
  • special report to The Chattanoogan

Ooltewah High School football coach Benny Monroe underwent triple-bypass surgery Thursday morning.

Afrer going for a stress test recently where a blockage was discovered, Monroe elected to have the surgery.

(E-mail Stan Crawley at wscrawley@earthlink.net)

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