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| name = Simon Keith | image = | fullname = Simon Keith | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|5|25}} | birth_place = Lewes, England | position = Forward | youthyears1= 1971–1983 | youthclubs1=Lansdowne Soccer Association | youthyears2= 1983–1984 | youthclubs2=University of Victoria Vikings | youthyears3= 1987–1989 | youthclubs3=UNLV Rebels | years1 = 1989–1990 | clubs1 = Victoria Vistas | years2 = 1990 | clubs2 = Winnipeg Fury | years3 = 1989–1990 | clubs3 = Cleveland Crunch | years4 = 1990–1991 | clubs4 = Montreal Supra | caps3 = 52 | goals3 = 6}} Simon Keith (b. 1965 Lewes, England) is a British soccer player. He is the first athlete to have played professional sports after having undergone a heart transplant. Early lifeKeith moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in 1967. He went to Mount Douglas Secondary School from 1981–83, where he played on a soccer team with notable teammates Jeff Mallett and John Hughes. Keith played at the University of Victoria for the Vikings soccer team where in 1984 he was diagnosed with myocarditis, a deterioration of the heart muscle. In 1986, he was the recipient of a heart transplant. The surgery was done in Papworth Hospital outside London[1] by Dr. Mohsin Hakim.[2] Sports careerFollowing recovery from his surgery, Keith moved to Las Vegas in 1987 where he played soccer for the UNLV Rebels with his older brother Adam. Keith was the number one overall pick in the 1989 professional indoor soccer draft.[3] by the Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). Keith also played professionally for the Victoria Vistas, the Winnipeg Fury and the Montreal Supra of the Canadian Soccer League. Keith is now the CEO of the Simon Keith Foundation,[4] founded to increase awareness of organ donorship and educate transplant recipients. Keith is one of the longest-living heart transplant recipients and has lived the majority of his life with his second heart. References1. ^{{cite news|title=Soccer Player With Transplanted Heart Upsets Thinking About Rehabilitation|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-11-23/news/vw-5335_1_heart-transplant|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=23 November 1990|accessdate=27 September 2011|location=Victoria}} 2. ^{{cite news|title=His heart was in the game|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2007/jun/23/his-heart-was-in-the-game/|publisher=Las Vegas Sun|date=23 June 2007|accessdate=27 September 2011|location=Victoria}} 3. ^{{cite book |title=Companions in Courage: Triumphant Tales of Heroic Athletes |first1=Pat|last1=LaFontaine |first2=Ernie|last2=Valutis |first3=Chas|last3=Griffin |first4=Larry|last4=Weisman |publisher=Hachette Digital |year=2000 |isbn=9780446527057}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://thesimonkeithfoundation.com/ |title=The Simon Keith Foundation |accessdate=April 2012}} External links
20 : 1965 births|Living people|People from Lewes|English footballers|English emigrants to Canada|Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia|Canadian soccer players|Association football forwards|Soccer people from British Columbia|University of Victoria alumni|UNLV Rebels men's soccer players|Canadian Soccer League (1987–92) players|Victoria Vistas players|Montreal Supra players|Winnipeg Fury players|Cleveland Crunch (original MISL) players|Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–92) players|English expatriate sportspeople in Canada|Expatriate soccer players in Canada|English expatriate footballers |
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