Kent State football coach Paul Haynes took an abrupt medial leave at the end of August. Unfortunately, it was due to him battling cancer and needing to undergo a procedure to treat prostate cancer.
The cancer was discovered during a routine screening over the summer, which Haynes says may have saved his life. From the Record-Courier:
“It was found during a regular checkup last summer,” said Haynes, as told by the Record-Courier. “There are really no common side effects with prostate cancer, so that checkup probably saved my life. Prostate cancer is most common among African-American men ages 40 and over, so I strongly encourage everyone in that age group to get a PSA screening.”
Haynes looks healthy and said he feels even better than he expected just two weeks after undergoing surgery.
“Unless my wife tells me I need to get my butt back home, it’s full speed ahead,” Haynes smiled.
Like all real men, and I can relate, Haynes can only do what the wife says.
Obviously, the most important thing here is the coach's health. Whatever with what happened with Kent State in his absence or even if this means he is behind the eight-ball for the season. Paul Haynes is apparently fine and that is the most important part of all of this.
He isn't wrong about making sure people should go get screened, either. Mostly men, and men of a certain age, can avoid tragedy if they simply take their doctor's advice when it comes to certain checks a person should be getting at certain ages.
The Golden Flashes went 1-1 in Haynes’s absence, losing 56-3 at Clemson and defeating Howard 38-31 on Saturday. Kent State visits Marshall this week.
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