UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - When Nittany Lion letterman Scott Shirley received the call that his father was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer during his time at Penn State, he and his family used every bit of the six months his father was given to live to travel the country visiting different doctors for options.
Ultimately met with few options due to lack of funding for rare disease research and medications, Shirley turned toward his teammates for support.
"This is the 16th year which is pretty wild," Shirley said on a bright Saturday afternoon at Holuba Hall.