Severiano died at 2:10 am this Saturday at his home in Pedreña (Cantabria) at age 54. The golfer quiet family was accompanied at all times.
Severiano Ballesteros, one of the greatest golfers of all time, died this morning at his home in Pedreña (Cantabria) at 02:10 hours the result of "respiratory failure", as confirmed by his family in a statement in which "welcomes all expressions of support and affection they are receiving from that Seve was admitted on October 6, 2008 at the Hospital Universitario La Paz de Madrid ", and calling for" respect for privacy in such painful moments. "
Winner of two Masters, three British Opens and four Ryder Cup and Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, Ballesteros had ended his career in 2007, unable to overcome his chronic back pain and regain the level of play that world had famous in the eighties and nineties.
In October 2008 he was diagnosed with a brain tumor that forced him to spend four times under the knife. In recent weeks, his health had been deteriorating steadily and, in fact, his family and reported yesterday that his condition was critical.
The Government of Cantabria has decreed three days of official mourning in the region for the death of the athlete, as this was the title of Son of the Autonomous Community, as Sources have confirmed to Efe Executive.
Convalescence after the operations he underwent in the Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Ballesteros returned home Pedreña in December 2008 and reappeared in public on May 3, 2009, when he went to the stadium's box Sardinero to witness a match between Racing Santander and Almeria.
A few weeks later, attended the celebration of Armed Forces Day in Santander, where met with the King of Spain, who praised his attitude to the disease. "You are an example, Seve," said Don Juan Carlos champion Spaniard.
Seve Ballesteros remained under medical treatment and decided to set up a Foundation to promote cancer research, an initiative presented surrounded by other great names of Spanish sport, such as Emilio Butragueno exfutbolistas and Luis Miguel Arconada and Juan Antonio exbaloncentista Antartica.
However, over the months, his public appearances were reduced progressively and Ballesteros was detained at his home in Pedrena, where he spent his last hours with his family.
Through the website of the player (www.seveballesteros.com), the Ballesteros family thanked "all expressions of support and affection they are receiving from that Seve was admitted on October 5, 2008 at the Peace Hospital Madrid "and called upon" respect for privacy in such painful moments. "