

He was told an angiogram wasn't going to fix the problems that he had inside his heart.

Pickett was scheduled to get an angiogram on December 30 in Boise, and that process turned out to be a lot tougher than he thought it would be. His calcium score was 'super high' and one of his arteries was 70 percent blocked. He felt great, which made what was about to happen even crazier.Ĭody had an uncle pass away due to a heart attack this past summer, so he got himself tested just to make sure everything was okay. He was 41 years old and a high school basketball coach in the Boise area, which meant he was physically active on a daily basis. The former Washington star quarterback was shocked to discover a history of heart disease in his family. The last few weeks were a whirlwind for Cody Pickett.
