{"id":3693,"date":"2019-10-30T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/menshealth\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:13:01","slug":"ken-mack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/mens-health\/2019\/10\/ken-mack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ken Mack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Mack &#8211; Class of &#8217;79, UNC Football Letterman and Former Assistant Coach<\/p>\n<div class=\"large-quote\"><p>You have to listen to your body. There\u2019s a tendency for men to brush things off, but if something feels off \u2014 you\u2019ve got to pay attention to it.\"<br\/>-Ken Mack<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hevYlkwJDPM?html5=1\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Video Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Michael Washington:<\/strong><br \/>\nKen, you\u2019ve had an incredible journey\u2014from playing football here at Carolina to returning as an assistant coach. When you think about men\u2019s health today, what stands out to you most?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Mack:<\/strong><br \/>\nI think men\u2019s health is extremely important. Too many of us ignore it until something tragic happens. When I played football here, we had annual checkups before we could even step on the field. But after I stopped playing, I\u2019ll be honest \u2014 I let that go.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m embarrassed to say that I probably didn\u2019t have a physical again until I was around forty years old.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Washington:<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd that caught up with you later, right?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Mack:<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, it did. On the outside, I looked fine. I was in shape, active \u2014 but inside, things were very different. I had two heart attacks within a 24-hour period.<\/p>\n<p>It turned out I had coronary artery disease, which we traced back to a few factors: poor nutrition, family history, and stress. Those were the big three for me. And I\u2019ll tell you, that was a wake-up call.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Washington:<\/strong><br \/>\nLooking back, what have you learned from that experience?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ken Mack:<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst, you\u2019ve got to get in there and get checked. That\u2019s step one. Go see your doctor. Don\u2019t wait until something forces you to.<\/p>\n<p>Second, you have to listen to your body. There\u2019s a tendency for men to brush things off \u2014 to tell ourselves, \u201cI\u2019ll be fine,\u201d or \u201cIt\u2019s just stress.\u201d We push through the warning signs. But if something feels off, you\u2019ve got to pay attention to it.<\/p>\n<p>I think that\u2019s one of the biggest contributors to the health problems we see in men. We simply don\u2019t take the time to notice what our bodies are telling us. If we did that earlier \u2014 if we actually paid closer attention \u2014 we could prevent a lot of the serious issues that show up later in life.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-dark oscitas-bootstrap-container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/mens-health\/outreach\/champions\/#champions\">Other Champions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ken Mack &#8211; Class of &#8217;79, UNC Football Letterman and Former Assistant Coach Video Transcript Michael Washington: Ken, you\u2019ve had an incredible journey\u2014from playing football here at Carolina to returning as an assistant coach. When you think about men\u2019s health today, what stands out to you most? 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