Syracuse, N.Y. - This past Sunday, Tim Green, the former Syracuse University football player, revealed that he had ALS, an incurable neurodegenerative disease.
He is a Syracuse icon and a native of Liverpool, New York, who stayed home to play for Syracuse University and became an All-American defensive lineman. He was a first-round pick in the NFL's 1986 draft.
On Wednesday, another Syracuse icon spoke about Green's diagnosis.
"He's such a Syracuse guy,'' Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim said. "He's really so important to Syracuse. What he did in football when he came here and all he's done.