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Tyler Trent (September 7, 1998 - January 1, 2019) was an American cancer activist who attended Purdue University. Trent was diagnosed with osteosarcoma as a 15-year-old in 2014. He won the 2018 Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award and the 2018 Sagamore of the Wabash award and published a book, The Upset, with a foreword by Scott Van Pelt. Trent maintained a strong relationship with the Purdue Boilermakers football team and served as the honorary captain in several of their games in the 2018 season. He garnered national attention during Purdue’s 49-20 upset over the then #2 ranked Ohio State and subsequently received a Twitter shoutout from Vice President Mike Pence. Trent raised over $100,000 for cancer research.
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