Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach Scott Nagy has five children, and he can probably expect the usual dad gifts for Christmas like ties and socks.
But Nagy has already received the best present he could get.
His father is cancer-free.
Dick Nagy — who had an extensive career as a basketball coach and has been a regular at Raider games since his son took over five years ago — was diagnosed with leukemia in late July and had to endure three rounds of chemotherapy at a facility near his home in the Chicago suburb of Mundelein, Ill.
As grueling as that’s been for him, though, doctors gave the family a report last weekend that they’d been longing to hear: the treatments were successful.
“It’s great news for all of us and for him,” Scott Nagy said. “His attitude has been phenomenal — way better than I would expect from someone. He can be a bear sometimes. But he’s been great.”
Dick Nagy, 78, spent 33 years in coaching, mostly as a top assistant. He worked for the legendary Lou Henson at Illinois for 17 years, helping the Illini reach the NCAA tourney 14 times and advance to the Final Four in 1989.
