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Penn State Football: Former Nittany Lion Matt Millen has successful heart transplant

Former Penn State football great is recovering from a major procedure on right in time for Christmas

It was a Christmas miracle for former Penn State football great Matt Millen. The All-American defender underwent a successful heart transplant on Sunday evening and is now recovering. The news was announced by Millen’s son on Christmas Eve that his dad underwent a successful transplant.

“We are praising God this morning that dad’s heart transplant was “wildly successful” last night. What a wonderful Christmas gift,” wrote Matthew H. Millen on Facebook Monday morning.

Millen was diagnosed in 2017 with a rare disease called, Amyloidosis.