He is credited with the first defibrillator procedure to restart a human heart .
Walter Herbert Pritchard ( April 14 , 1910 , Hancock , New York -- August 31 , 1982 ) was an American track and field Olympian and cardiologist .
Walter Herbert Pritchard is credited with the first defibrillator procedure to restart a human heart .
Walter Herbert Pritchard ( April 14 , 1910 , Hancock , New York -- August 31 , 1982 ) was an American track and field Olympian and cardiologist .