LHN - Longhorn Legend - Denton Cooley

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Channel: Texas Longhorns · 2013 · Sports

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Dr. Denton Cooley is a former Texas Basketball player who later became a world-renowned surgeon. In 1962, Dr. Cooley founded the Texas Heart Institute and in 1968 he completed the world's first successful artificial heart implant. 

On UT's campus, Denton A. Cooley Pavilion serves as the practice facility for the Texas Men's and Women's Basketball teams.

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