- ABC News
- January 2, 2019
Tyler Trent, the former Purdue student who inspired countless sports fans with his gratitude and grace, has succumbed to a rare form of bone cancer on Tuesday. He was 20 years old. Trent first earned the admiration of the Boilermaker football team by camping outside the stadium last September prior to the team's Big Ten home opener against No. 8 Michigan. He posed for a picture with head coach Jeff Brohm the morning of the game. Trent did not initially tell Brohm that he had spent the previous afternoon at a chemotherapy session battling osteosarcoma. "You just see a guy dressed in Purdue garb head-to-toe with a big smile on his face," Brohm said in an interview this October. "He didn't tell me his story. He didn't tell me what he was going through. He just had a positive attitude." Purdue's athletic department issued a statement Tuesday night offering condolences to Trent's family and friends. "While there are no words to ease the hurt at times like this, we hope some comfort...