Former Utah and Saint Louis basketball coach Rick Majerus passed away on Saturday night. He was 64 years old.Obit Rick Majerus Bas_Rotz.jpg Rick Majerus coaches Saint Louis in his final game last March in a third-round NCAA tournament contest against Michigan State in Columbus. Majerus died Saturday from chronic heart disease contributed to by obesity.LOUIS -- Kwamain Mitchell recalled the first time Rick Majerus visited his home, trying to recruit him to Saint Louis. Mitchell's mother made a big meal and after a plate Mitchell was full. Majerus wasn't, took a look at Mitchell and said, "With thatA man, a coach, a legend, Rick Majerus passed away last week due to heart failure. Majerus recently stepped down from coaching Saint Louis this season after learning about his heart problem. He didn't believe his heart problem would cause him to passRick Majerus, the basketball coach who took the University of Utah to the 1998 national championship game, died Saturday in Los Angeles at age 64 while awaiting a heart transplant, according to his longtime friend,
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