Eric Hess

Eric Hess is an All American Wrestling champion who has had Hodgkin's lymphoma. He is a graduate of Benton High School in Pennsylvania and is a son of Shane and Suzanne Hess.[1] He won 1-0 against Dirk Cowburn, and competed against Kurtis Julson before being diagnosed with cancer in 2010.[2] The doctors diagnosed him with it when he arrived to Geisinger Medical Center and discovered a tumor after he felt the chest pain. He currently holds two PIAA titles.[3] He was successfully treated, and in 2011 he enrolled at Lehigh University and returned to competition, but suspended his competitive career indefinitely in December 2012 owing to continuing health issues.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Hess - 2013-2014 Wrestling". Lehigh Mountain Hawks. 2014.
  2. 1 2 Wrestling: Lehigh's Eric Hess to be sidelined indefinitely, FloWrestling, 20 December 2012
  3. ↑ Frank Dimon. "Benton State Champion Eric Hess Battles Cancer". Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Willie Saylor. "The Road Ahead for a Wrestling Warrior – Eric Hess". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.


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