Buddy Ryan has cancer.

[Jukin]

Very sorry to hear this. From the Daily News....

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Buddy Ryan battling cancer, Rex says
Former Eagles coach Buddy Ryan has been diagnosed with cancer, his son Rex, told the New York Daily News at the NFL owners meetings in New Orleans.
Buddy was recently diagnosed and received a confirmation with additional tests yesterday at a Manhattan hospital.
"It's going to take more than this to get rid of him," Rex Ryan told the newspaper. "That's what he always says."
Rex did not specify what type of cancer his father was diagnosed with "a couple of weeks ago."
"He's 80 years old, but he's doing great. He's tougher than (s---)," Ryan said of his father, who actually turned 77 last month. "He's had other things in his life. He overcame encephalitis. He's overcome cancer twice. He's tough."
Buddy's previous bouts with cancer were melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
"It's something else. I'm not going to get into it," Rex said. "He's a tough old guy. He's getting a second opinion. He should be all right."
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[Eagle60]

Friekin horrible disease. I hate to hear of anyone dealing with it.

[sfphillyfan]

Fight on, Buddy!

[chickyoung]

i hate to hear this. I loved that man.

[FRESH]

Buddy will probably outlive Andy Reid.

[balto-eaglefan]

And his wife has Alzheimer's disease. It ain't fair.

[sfphillyfan]

Alzheimers is nasty nasty stuff. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

[YourPalChrisMal]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/fo...r_should_.html

Buddy Ryan fighting cancer, but Jets coach Rex Ryan says 'tough old' father 'should be all right'

NEW ORLEANS - Rex Ryan walked out of a meeting room Tuesday afternoon and pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and called his wife Michelle.

"How's Dad?" he asked.

Rex Ryan told the Daily News that his father Buddy, who he always speaks about with reverence, was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Michelle Ryan was with Buddy Tuesday as he underwent tests and received a second opinion at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.

"It's going to take more than this to get rid of him," Rex Ryan said. "That's what he always says."

Ryan was not specific about what type of cancer his father was diagnosed with "a couple of weeks ago." He seemed to be handling his father's illness well. Ryan has been in an upbeat mood all week at the league meetings.
"He's 80 years old, but he's doing great. He's tougher than (s---)," Ryan said of his father, who actually turned 77 last month. "He's had other things in his life. He overcame encephalitis. He's overcome cancer twice. He's tough."

Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. Ryan said the cancer that his father beat in the past each time was melanoma, which is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. All he would say about his father's condition Tuesday is that the cancer this time is not melanoma.

"It's something else. I'm not going to get into it," he said. "He's a tough old guy. He's getting a second opinion. He should be all right."

The past four months have been difficult for Rex Ryan. In December, videos surfaced on a website that showed a woman who appeared to be Michelle Ryan having a suggestive conversation about her feet with a man, who was off-camera and sounded just like Rex. Ryan limited his comments to saying it was a personal matter.

Then in January, the Jets came within a game of the Super Bowl for the second year in a row. After the Jets dominated the Patriots in Foxborough in the divisional round of the playoffs, the second most important victory in team history after Super Bowl III, a frantic comeback fell short in Pittsburgh in the AFC Championship Game.

Ryan and his twin brother Rob, who is now the defensive coordinator with the Cowboys, worked together on their father's staff when Buddy was the Cardinals' head coach in 1994-95. Rex Ryan often talks about wanting to win a Super Bowl with the Jets because his father was an assistant coach for the Jets' only Super Bowl champion.

"I learned so much from my dad. I learned the game of football, the way you do things," Ryan has said. "The way he would build his team on passionate, physical, aggressive people. I'm taking all those things from my father."

[musicman]

fight the good fight Buddy. My thoughts are with you! Buddy was a breath of fresh air. I wish him well.