SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Harry Usher, commissioner of the U.S. Football League and former second in command of the 1984 Olympic Games, remained in good condition while waiting for heart bypass surgery, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Usher was admitted Saturday to St. John's Hospital and Health Center after he complained of chest pains, said nursing supervisor Helen Berg.
He was in good condition Tuesday and a spokeswoman said the surgery had not yet been scheduled.
'He will remain in the hospital for observation until corrective bypass surgery can be performed,' Berg said.
Bypass surgery diverts blood from clogged arteries or veins that block the flow from reaching the heart.
Usher was appointed to a 3-year term as USFL commissioner in January, replacing Chet Simmons, who resigned.
Usher was the executive vice president and general manager of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee before and during the 1984 summer Games.
As second in command at the LAOOC, he helped the Los Angeles Games generate a surplus of at least $215 million.
Usher attended Brown University, where he played varsity football and baseball. He later was graduated from Stanford Law School and eventually became president of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, specializing in entertainment law.
