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JULY 30, 2009
Former Florida recruit FrankieTelfort has career-ending heart problem
Frankie Telfort, one of the most sought-after linebackers in the nation last season who chose USC over Florida, will not play football after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
The former Miami Gulliver Prep star has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a genetic heart defect, and USC was not able to get him cleared by specialists to play, according to ESPN.com.
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