KFDM COOP Posted November 3, 2006 Report Posted November 3, 2006 Sutton 'alert and responsive' in Stillwater hospitalESPN.com news services STILLWATER, Okla. -- Former Oklahoma State basketball coach Eddie Sutton was taken to a Stillwater hospital Friday morning after being found unresponsive in his car outside a Stillwater convenience store, police said. In a statement, Stillwater Medical Center said Sutton is "alert and responsive. " "The ER physician stated that Mr. Sutton is not under the influence of alcohol; however a possible reaction to new medication prescribed by his physician may be the cause of this incident," the release said. "The physician expects the patient to be evaluated and released sometime [Friday.]" Oklahoma State spokesman Gary Shutt told The Oklahoman newspaper that Sutton had an allergic reaction to a new prescription medication. Sutton had been "largely unresponsive" but able to communicate verbally with police officers and paramedics after they responded to the convenience store around 9:34 a.m. Friday, Stillwater Police Capt. Randy Dickerson said. Oklahoma State assistant coach James Dickey told ESPN.com's Andy Katz that Sutton was resting comfortably at the hospital. Dickey said he visited Sutton Friday morning and said that he was told he would be released later Friday. Dickey said the the Cowboys' exhibition scheduled for Friday night agaisnst Pittsburg State that will go on as planned. He said head coach Sean Sutton, who is Eddie Sutton's son, was at the hospital but would be coaching the team. Sutton, 70, retired in May after compiling 798 wins in 36 years as a college coach at Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State, his alma mater. His retirement came about three months after a drunken driving accident caused him to miss the Cowboys' final 10 games last season. After his retirement, Sutton had begun working with a new alcohol education and support program at Oklahoma State. His first appearance was a speech to about 1,500 students at a fraternity house in September. Sutton, who ranks fifth in career wins among Division I men's coaches, reached the Final Four with Arkansas in 1978 and with Oklahoma State in 1995 and 2004. The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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