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VU coach Talley saves lives with marrow donation

The Columbian
Published: September 26, 2013, 5:00pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Villanova football coach Andy Talley is making a difference with his bone marrow donor program.

Talley was so affected by a radio show more than 20 years ago that promoted the dire need for donors to fight all types of deadly diseases, he brought a bone marrow donor program to campus.

Former Villanova hockey goalie Kevin Healey is the latest success story. He made a donation this month for a 46-year-old woman with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Three previous Villanova players had been a match.

Because of confidentially rules, Healey knows little about his match. After a year, he is told who she is and given contact info to get in touch with her if he chooses.

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