Family’s dual cancer diagnoses doubled the heartache for Langston University coach

Published on December 8, 2023

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Langston University football coach Quinton Morgan’s family has faced cancer on multiple fronts.

In this video, Morgan speaks with Andscape about how his son and older brother were diagnosed with different types of cancer and how Morgan labored to support them simultaneously.