(Reuters) - Gary Pinkel, the head coach of the University of Missouri's football team, said on Friday he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and will resign at the end of the year.
Pinkel, who was diagnosed in May, said he informed his staff and team on Friday, the eve of the Tigers' game against Brigham Young University at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The school said the 63-year-old Pinkel received "multiple treatments" in May and June. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the blood.
"I made the decision in May, after visiting with my family, that I wanted to keep coaching, as long as I felt good and had the energy I needed," Pinkel said.