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County News Monday, 01 April 2013 15:31

By Rick Pedone Sports Editor

Baker's wife, Diane Baker, diagnosed the heart attack and called 911, she said. Baker was rushed to ORMC and immediately taken to surgery, where a stent was inserted to clear an artery.

"It was 100 percent blockage. He was a minute or two away (from not surviving)," she said.

Diane Baker said that the coach should heal completely. He will likely spend another day or two in the hospital, she said.

Baker will miss two to four weeks before he can return to work, she said.

Baker, a coach in Osceola County for 25 years, has led Gateway to seven Orange Belt Conference championships. Last season, Gateway won the 7A-5 district championship, only the second time in the school's 27-year history that happened. Gateway also won a regional quarterfinal game. At Heritage Christian School, Baker won three Florida Christian College state championships.

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GHS Coach Bob Baker has heart attack