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Coach Jerry Tarkanian Namesake Grandson, 5, Suffers STROKE

It’s been almost two months since famed Las Vegas coach, Jerry Tarkanian died, and now tragedy has struck his family again. This time his 5-year-old namesake, his grandson reportedly suffering a stroke.

The young man’s mother, Amy Tarkanian, who is married to the late coach’s son Danny Tarkanian, said her son was hospitalised after experiencing a stroke. The boy is currently having trouble speaking and moving the left side of his body.

In the tweets posted Friday, Amy Tarkanian, said her 5-year-old son, who’s also named Jerry, was diagnosed after a CAT scan. Amy Tarkanian tweeted her son’s left side of his body was not moving and he was having trouble answering questions. h/t fox5vegas

Hall Of Famer Tarkanian coached the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels for 19 years, leading the team to the 1990 national championship.

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