バリントンは、Ballington Unkorked: The Autobiography of a World Champion Road Racer by Kork Ballington, Redline Books 2008
で次のように書いていました。
He(doctor) found a section of the small intestine to be gangrenous and promptly removed it. He said it was a matter of a few hours before I was a goner. Subsequent tests showed that the most likely cause was a blood clot in the intestine.