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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