There is no doubt that one of the most disappointing figures in recent Texas Tech history, regardless of sport, is former basketball coach Billy Gillespie. But now, Red Raider fans, and fans from around the country have a new reason to pull for the controversial former coach.
Tuesday, Gillespie (58) received a kidney transplant from Ericka Downey (33), the wife of a college basketball coach with a connection to Gillespie.
Out of surgery. Everything went great. pic.twitter.com/06kXIDd014
— Ericka Downey (@D2Diva) April 24, 2018
The procedure came nearly five months after Gillespie went public with his need for the life-saving procedure.