MIZZOU
The Missouri Tigers hosted their annual “Rally for Rhyan” game on Saturday to support the daughter of former assistant coach Brad Loos who battled a stage 4 neuroblastoma.
While Rhyan is not yet technically in remission, according to STLToday.com, she has no evidence of the cancer, so Saturday’s game was a more festive affair.
The game, which the Tigers won in overtime over the visiting Mississippi State Bulldogs, also managed to raise a substantial amount of money for pediatric cancer research:
Missouri announces that $72,000 was raised for pediatric cancer research at Saturday’s Rally for Rhyan game. Well done.
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) February 12, 2018
Brad Loos now works in Mizzou’s fundraising department, so he knows the importance of giving money to good causes.
Saturday’s game insured that more money will be going to cancer research, so hopefully kids like Rhyan won’t have to fight the horrible disease in the future.
Children and adults are dying every day because the insurance companies can’t pay for the million dollar treatment programs to save them. Some of their cancer seems to be linked to the pesticides and herbicides used near their farm houses
Very well done! A credit to the SEC!
Cuonzo Martin also suffered cancer and fought it between his pro and coaching career, prior to his coaching start at Perdue. He’s a cancer survivor and Purdue set up a campaign on his behalf as well, as a coach and former player. I’m sure he has a place in his heart for these Mizzou folks in treatment and knows what it takes to make a difference — personally. God’s love to the Loos family.
*Purdue