Myles McClarity now cancer free, returns to college football after a 3.5 year cancer battle

Troy football star forced to medically retire after cancer treatments

Troy football star Chris Lewis has been forced to “medically retire” after undergoing cancer treatments, he announced Monday. Lewis, who was to have been a fifth-year senior in 2025, was diagnosed with bone cancer in December 2023. He underwent surgery the following spring to remove a tumor from his left leg and later went through several rounds of treatment, which forced him to miss the entire 2024 season.

Myles McClarity now cancer free, returns to college football after a 3.5 year cancer battle

By Nick Rothschild Click here for updates on this story     FOUNTAIN, Colorado (KMGH) — As a junior at Fountain-Fort Carson High School, Myles McClarity saw a football future ahead of him. McClarity was a rising star being recruited by division one schools from across the country. But after a playoff game for the Trojans, McClarity’s nose started to bleed. And it wouldn’t stop. “For a 16-year-old to get diagnosed with cancer in the prime of thei…