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November 16, 2015

U. of Missouri Football Coach Resigns, Saying He Has Cancer 
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University of Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel has announced his
resignation a week after voicing support for African-American players
who went on strike to protest racism at the school. Pinkel supported the
football players' boycott, which helped force the resignation of
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen
Loftin. Pinkel denied the move had anything to do with the protests,
saying he was leaving after being diagnosed with lymphoma in May.

 

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