Boise State football players and friends from more than 35 years ago poured into a Hyde Park restaurant and bar last week to see one hard-to-miss man.
Duane Dlouhy was a 6-foot-5 tight end in his playing days, responsible for one of the biggest moments in school history. Laughing with former Broncos, making his way from one group to the next and flashing his trademark smile, it would be impossible to guess why they had gathered.
Dlouhy, now 56, has stage IV colorectal cancer; doctors made the diagnosis in August. The joyous get-together was a product of the positivity he says is vital to winning the biggest fight of his life.