The Houston Cougars put out one of their best performances of the season against Arizona State on Saturday. While many would call it an inspired performance, the players were instead playing their hearts out in remembrance of one of their own. As it turns out, the Cougars had already suffered a big loss hours before the first snap.

Saturday morning brought the news that Houston football’s director of strength and performance, Kurt Hester , had died from cancer, aged 61. Hester was previously diagnosed with stage IV Melanoma in early February. Given four to six weeks to live, he continued working hard, attending team practices and meetings. In doing so, Hester managed to prolong his time, living by the motto: “ Death is undefeated, but I’ll take it to three overtimes.”

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