Lyle Lovett Trampled by Bull
Thu Mar 28, 7:48 AM ET
HOUSTON (AP) - Country singer Lyle Lovett was trampled by a bull and broke his leg Wednesday while trying to help an uncle who had just been flipped by the animal.
Lovett underwent surgery on his lower right leg to reconstruct the bone that was broken in several places, said Memorial Hermann Hospital spokeswoman Beth Sartori. She said Lovett was in good condition.
Lovett, 44, was injured on his uncle's farm in suburban Houston, the Tomball Regional Hospital said in a release. A bull flipped Lovett's uncle, Calvin Klein, 67, and Lovett was trampled while trying to help him.
Klein was taken to Tomball Regional, and later released later.
Lovett's spokesman, Vance Knowles of InKlein Productions, didn't immediately return a call for comment.
Lovett's hits include "If I Were The Man You Wanted" and "San Antonio Girl." Lovett won his first Grammy in 1989 for his album, "Lyle Lovett and his Large Band."