Treatments finished. Cancer, beaten.
God is AMAZING. Just got the call that my body is clean of cancer!!! Been a long road but God had my back. Thanks everyone who said prayers!
— James Conner ? (@JamesConner_) May 23, 2016
James Conner gets the phone call he is cancer free. https://t.co/1YXtO3Rn4k (Photo courtesy @mikegallagher24) pic.twitter.com/gfNRGNBMmn
— Post-Gazette Sports (@PGSportsNow) May 23, 2016
Statement from Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi.
“Over the past six months, James Conner fought cancer the same way he plays football: relentlessly and without surrender. He has inspired and touched so many people in how he has handled this challenge. James is an incredibly special person, and I’m not even thinking about his football ability when I say that. Everyone at Pitt feels blessed to know him and we are tremendously thankful for the wonderful news he received today.”
Don’t care how crappy work was. It is a good day.
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Hail to Pitt!
Can’t wait to see him breaking tackles again on the field… Should be easy, comparatively…
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Pitt fans have been lacking with attendance support for the FB program and it has been well documented on here as well. Here’s hoping the city of Pittsburgh will show up to see a truely great person and tough fighter. Who knows, they may even get a glimpse of him in “beast mode”.
I know the pedo fans don’t want to see any of that (FB-wise) – Pitt just strengthened the depth chart at the RB position…
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I can’t help but expect that such a feel good story has much more to come. The challenges laid before Conner over the past nine months would have brought many to their knees. James actually became stronger by struggling through that crucible of adversity.
As all cancer survivors can attest to, that victory over such a dire disease changes your perspective of your life going forward. Not that James Conner needed it. However, I’m pretty sure that Conner’s future will be positively impacted by these negative life events, initially having that season ending knee injury and his subsequent cancer diagnosis. Being able to draw from such success over these misfortunes, as he proceeds through his life, can only give him more resolve for finding his true life mission and then succeeding in it, whether that be through a football career or otherwise.
In that regard. Life has just dealt Pitt Football a wild card for this upcoming season. What an inspirational figure to have in a Pitt uniform come September 3rd. Conner has always had the making of a leader since he joined the Panthers. Now he has been knighted as that inspirational leader that leads by example and has been identified as the chosen one through his test by fire. I’m glad that he is on our side!
Godspeed, young man.
Let’s ask Barnes to give away any unsold tickets to the Villanova game to cancer patients and survivors and all of the members of their families—and all of the docs and nurses and others who care for them. Fill Heinz Field.
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My thought is there should be very few unsold tickets for that game. Pitt should have a grand celebration that day for Conner, the fans, the city and the team. Then, in response to all the hoopla, the team should then proceed to open a can of whoop-A$$ on nova to set the tone for an eventful and winning season.
HTP and life in general…
Incredible news that @JamesConner_ is cancer free. Really happy for an amazingly strong young man who fought like a champ.
Agree Old School…FU Cancer! Lost my younger bro and my dad to it.
The young man had many praying for him, so perhaps the power of prayer and good thoughts for the young man worked some.
Good news indeed !
That would be a cool scene on 9/3 at Heinz.
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Thanks for sharing the cheerful and joyous report.
Football aside, this young man has lead a tremendous life already. Look out world, James Conner is back and ready to roll.
We can only imagine what the future may hold.
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