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He was a good friend to have in his pocket. A Pennsylvania man who once blasted his pool rival in a bitter Facebook post handed his competitor the ultimate apology by giving him the “Cadillac of kidneys” a decade later. Russ Redhead discovered James Harris Jr. desperately needed a kidney while competing at a pool tournament and eventually donated the organ to his former foe on Feb. 8 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. “James needed me to hold his hand,” Redhead, 42, said with a laugh...

James Harris Jr. and Russ Rudhead were once opponents as pool players. James Harris Jr. and Russ Rudhead were once opponents as pool players. James Harris Jr. and Russ Rudhead were once opponents as pool players. James Harris Jr. and Russ Rudhead were once opponents as pool players. Two pool players who were once competitors in a high stakes pool tournament have become lifelong friends after a kidney transplant brought them together. James Harris Jr. of Glen Burnie, Maryland, and Russ Redhead of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, first met about a decade...