Tulsa lineman tackles cancer with a smile on his face

Writers honor Holloway with Courage Award

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

University of Tulsa Athletic Department/Associated Press Coach Herb Hand, left, cuts the hair of redshirt freshman offensive tackle Tyler Holmes as Wilson Holloway looks on. Several of Holloway’s teammates shaved their heads in solidarity with Holloway, who lost his hair due to chemotherapy.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Few things can make Wilson Holloway stop smiling. Cancer isn’t one of them.

The Tulsa offensive lineman who defeated Hodgkin’s lymphoma twice in the past 10 months was honored Thursday with the Courage Award from the Football Writers Association of America and the Or...

Published: 01/09/2009