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Football coach is tackling cancer with optimism. And an outpouring of love.

His Novant Health oncologist: “That’s why I like working in a small community. People come together like that.”

Ken Garfield
Contributing Writer
Updated July 24, 2025
Published Sept. 3, 2024
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