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On June 30, after a lengthy process, Doobie Kurus gave Ed Hawthorne one of his kidneys. Hawthorne says his teammate saved his life. * Photo by Leila Navidi
 
By Star Tribune
July 21, 2016 — 9:45pm
 

Doobie Kurus learned last fall that his former Gophers football teammate Ed Hawthorne was sick and desperately needed a kidney transplant.

On the surface, those two shared little in common as college students, other than being teammates in the early 1990s....

 

Hawthorne is a black man from Missouri who became team captain and an All-Big Ten nose tackle.

Kurus is a white New Jersey native who joined the Gophers as a walk-on and played sparingly.

They viewed themselves as brothers though, a bond forged by football. Teammates look out for each other. They take care of each other. They pick each other up when one gets knocked down — on the field or in life.

On June 30, after a lengthy process, Kurus gave Hawthorne one of his kidneys in a transplant performed at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Hawthorne says his teammate saved his life.

“Can’t thank him enough,” he said.

Their bond is a testament to their personalities and the power of relationships often formed within locker rooms.

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* For those who don't know, Doobie Kurus is the founder/directopr of the Hopkins Royal Triathlon, the 2015 Triathletes Choice Race of the Year.

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