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Tyler Trent’s father to speak on ‘Tackling Tough Times’ Saturday in Greencastle
Tony Trent, whose son Tyler boldly predicted a Purdue football upset, then inspired Boilermaker fans with his battle against cancer, will speak in Greencastle this Saturday, Feb. 29.
Having lost Tyler to bone cancer in January 2019, Tony will give the talk “Tackling Tough Times” at 6:30 p.m. at Parker Auditorium in Greencastle High School’s McAnally Center.
The free event is presented by the Greencastle Wyldlife Club in collaboration with the Greencastle Middle School FCA, Greencastle High School FCA and the Purdue Club of Putnam County.
Already five years into the battle against osteosarcoma that would claim his life a few months later, Tyler Trent was a 20-year-old Purdue student in October 2018 when he came to prominence after predicting his beloved Boilermakers would upset No. 2-ranked Ohio State.
Purdue would go on to exceed pretty much everyone’s expectations, trouncing the previously-undefeated Buckeyes 49-20.
Already a devoted philanthropist and beloved member of the Purdue community who twice served as honorary captain for Purdue’s Hammer Down Cancer football game, Tyler used his sudden prominence beyond the West Lafayette campus to help others, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer research through Riley Children’s Hospital, The Tyler Trent Purdue Endowment for Cancer Research and The V Foundation for Cancer Research.
As the first student member of the Director’s Advancement Board of the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Tyler helped raise cancer awareness with a younger audience.
Even as his name became more prominent, Tyler ultimately succumbed to the disease, dying on Jan. 1, 2019.
Left in the wake of his son’s life and legacy, Tony will share about Tyler’s battle with cancer, his son’s book “The Upset” and how the faith of the Trent family has carried them through.
Seating for the event will be limited, so anyone interested is encouraged to claim their ticket at https://tacklingtoughtimes.eventbrite.com.
Though tickets are free, anyone wanting to support cancer research may do so by purchasing a copy of “The Upset: Life (Sports), Death...and the Legacy We Leave in the Middle - The Tyler Trent Story” either at the event or online at www.tylertrentbook.com.
Anyone with questions about the event may contact Shannon Hammond at shannonedenhammond@gmail.com.