Doctor attended to sports stars

Daly treated athletes in all sports. He worked with boxers George Foreman, Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., to name just a few. He performed numerous operations on NBA star Bill Walton's injured foot, being called to that duty when a contentious court case over the injury sought to identify a doctor suitable to both sides and Daly's name was the only one on both lists.

Daly reached track star Mary Decker within seconds of her dramatic fall during the 3,000-meter race in the Coliseum in the '84 Olympics and directed her treatment. He also worked recently with U.S. Olympic swim star Dara Torres.

"I talked to him from Beijing," Ueberroth said. "He asked me to wish [Torres] well, but to not tell her he was close to death. He didn't want to take her focus away from her events."

Daly was married three times and had six children. They, along with his third wife, Carla, survive him.

Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills, with burial at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.

Donations in Daly's name may be made to the Concern Foundation, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 337, Beverly Hills, CA, 90211. For more information, call (323) 852-9844.

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