Brock makes surprise appearance at Army practice
editor1 |Aug 01,2008
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WEST POINT, New York (Ticker) -- Army football head coach Stan
Brock refused to miss his team's first practice of the 2008
season.
Recovering from prostate cancer surgery, Brock was not in
attendance when the club started its workout but nearly halfway
through the session, the coach arrived on the sidelines- just
three days removed from his operation.
Brock, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer during his annual
physical in July, underwent successful surgery at Middletown's
Horton Hospital on Tuesday and was released from the hospital
Thursday.
"I am thankful that West Point affords the opportunity to
undergo an annual physical," Brock said. "It was through the
course of this physical that an irregularity in my PSA test was
diagnosed. I elected to undergo surgery to remove the cancer as
soon as possible."
A 16-year NFL veteran, Brock was given a positive prognosis by
his doctors and plans to return to the coaching sidelines full
time next week.
"Fortunately, it appears the doctors were able to diagnose
things early and they expect me to enjoy a complete recovery,"
Brock said. "I am excited to return to coach the team during
preseason camp and expect to be back out on the practice field
next week."
Brock participated in team meetings on Friday morning, but could
not attend the start of the afternoon workout due to a scheduled
follow-up medical exam. He joined the team 80 minutes into the
2 1/2-hour practice, observing the action from a golf cart.
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