Texas Longhorns coach takes leave to tackle prostate cancer

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Texas Longhorns coach takes leave to tackle prostate cancer

Posted Aug 7th 2007 9:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Prostate Cancer, Daily news, Sports, Surgery

Texas Longhorns running backs coach Ken Rucker will soon take a leave of absence, following his recent diagnosis of prostate cancer. Rucker will have surgery on August 27. He wll keep coaching until this date.

Rucker, a 33-year coaching veteran, fully intends on returning to coaching this season.

"I plan to be back this season," he says. "No doubt about it; 100 percent."

Rucker's prognosis is good -- thanks to early detection.

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