Never short for great stories or unique ways to keep his team competitive, Oakland (Mich.) men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe is putting his creative ways to a different beneficial use. He is going to fast for 30 days.
Entering his 29th year as Grizzlies coach, Kampe’s food denial will begin on Aug. 7, as he raises awareness and dollars in support of Coaches for Cancer. Kampe, 56, is asking people to donate money for each day he is able to adhere to a juice-only diet.
“I have had some close friends diagnosed with cancer recently,” Kampe said. “So, I felt like this was a good way to raise cancer awareness, while choosing to live a different, healthier lifestyle.”
According to a school release, Kampe hatched his idea after watching the documentary “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.”
Author: Curtis Kitchen
Curtis Kitchen has followed the Big 12, Kansas State and national college basketball beat, including K-State's run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2010. You can currently follow his work here and with KCSP 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City. In the past, he also covered the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) for Major League Soccer's mlsnet.com site as well as the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals for Sports Radio 810 WHB. His freelance portfolio ranges media outlets and publications, including gopowercat.com (part of the Rivals network), collegehoopsnet.com and the Miami Herald. Prior to moving to Kansas City, Kitchen was the public relations manager for the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) from 2003-2005, when he handled assigned media duties for several competition programs including the ProRally Championship and SPEED World Challenge series.
Never short for great stories or unique ways to keep his team competitive, Oakland (Mich.) men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe is putting his creative ways to a different beneficial use. He is going to fast for 30 days.
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