Fisch in 2003 (Houston Texans)
Former Texans assistant coach Jedd Fisch has been named offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota.
Fisch was defensive quality control coach for the Texans in 2002-03. He left the Texans in 2004 and spent four seasons with the Ravens. Most recently, Fisch was wide receivers coach at Denver in 2008.
This is one of those transactions that would typically fly under the radar but when I saw the headline pop up during my daily reading, I couldn't help but think back to 2003 when Fisch survived the scare of his life during the Texans first official off-season.
As you may (or may not) remember, Fisch was diagnosed with an aortic dissection which is life threatening, often fatal, and required emergency surgery.
This is the same ailment that five years ago claimed the life of well known actor John Ritter, the star of the television series Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules.
Luckily for Fisch, he was in a position to get quick and sound medical advice which probably saved his life.
Fisch went through several surgeries and months of rehab. I remember seeing him walking around on the practice field at Texans training camp in '03, about five months after his initial surgery. He wasn't coaching, but at the time I'm sure that was the least of his worries.
Fisch said at the time, “I want to make sure that I never lose sight of what I went through, or lose sight of how important time is.”
Good advice and a great lesson for all of us.
To be honest, I had lost track of Fisch until I ran across the reports of his hire today. It's been almost six years since he's been in Houston, but time doesn't diminish the good wishes that Texans fans extend to him and his family in this new endeavor.
We just might have to watch a little more Big Ten action this fall. Good luck Jedd. We'll be watching.
Comments
I too had Aortic Dissection. IT runs in families. Amy Yasbeck, John's widow, is at the forefront of the latest information of what we aortic patients must do. Get your whole family scanned with an echo and then become part of the genetic testing. All your family should be a part of it too.
Thanks to those doctors that properly diagnose Acute Aortic Dissection and act on it. That diagnosis saved my life too. Patty Peterson
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