SEC schools to honor Mike Slive with prostate cancer awareness games
By Kevin Duffey
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The Southeastern Conference will help raise awareness for prostate cancer this season, the league announced Monday.
Every team will honor former SEC commissioner Mike Slive with a helmet sticker to raise awareness for the disease during September.
Helmet sticker: pic.twitter.com/GBOfqiYOmk
— Chuck Dunlap (@SEC_Chuck) August 24, 2015
Slive was originally diagnosed with prostate cancer in the late 1990s. He served as the SEC’s commissioner from 2002 until his retirement in 2015. After surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, the former commissioner is enjoying a summer respite free from cancer treatment. He remains under the watchful eyes of his doctor.
“The Athletics Directors saw this as an opportunity to recognize Mike Slive in a meaningful way while also bringing attention to an important topic that affects one in seven men in America during a lifetime,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “While honoring our former commissioner for his great service to the SEC, we can also raise awareness and influence prevention of this disease.”
Slive plans to attend some of the games.
SEC Prostate Cancer Awareness Games:
September 3: Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt
September 5: UTEP at Arkansas
Southeast Missouri State at Missouri
September 12: East Carolina at Florida
Middle Tennessee at Alabama
LSU at Mississippi State
September 19: Nevada at Texas A&M
South Carolina at Georgia
Western Carolina at Tennessee
Auburn at LSU
Florida at Kentucky
September 26: Mississippi State at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
Central Florida at South Carolina
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.