Wife of Utah Jazz coach dies after battling cancer second time

[Sean Reynolds]

Sad day for Utah Jazz fans. :(

Wife of Utah Jazz coach dies after battling cancer second time

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Bobbye Sloan, the wife of Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, died Friday from cancer, the team said. She was 61.

Sloan, the coach's wife of 41 years, announced in January she had a malignant tumor in her pancreas, unrelated to the breast cancer she was treated for several years ago.

``She was such a positive, upbeat person,'' Jazz owner Larry Miller said Friday. ``There was a lot of energy and strength of character with a really positive image.''

Jerry Sloan considered leaving his job to be with his wife when she got sick, but she wanted him to continue coaching. He finished the season, guiding the Jazz to a 42-40 record that left them just short of the playoffs.

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[tcfrogs]

1. That's sad

Jerry Sloan is a class guy.

[GOPisEvil]

2. How sad for coach Sloan and his family.

:-(

[BeyondGeography]

3. They loved each other

I remember when she had cancer the first time. Sloan, who's one of the toughest guys out there (I remember when he played for the Bulls with Norm Van Lier, back when men were men and dinosaurs ruled the earth), was ready to walk away from the game just to be with her. He was so emotional about her he couldn't even talk about it.

A sad day, but we should all love so well.

[catzies]

4. High school sweethearts, and married for over 40 years

I wish them peace in their time of sorrow and grief. RIP Bobbye, you're in my prayers.