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Iowa QB Beathard cuts his hair for a cause
IOWA CITY - Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard earned the nickname 'Sunshine” from Hawkeye fans because his long, flowing hair resembled the character with the same nickname in the football movie 'Remember The Titans.”
Like 'Sunshine” Ronnie Bass midway through the movie, Beathard has cut his hair. Unlike Bass, however, Beathard did it willingly for a cause.
Beathard, a junior, announced late Thursday on Instagram that he chopped his hair to help fight against cancer. Here's what he wrote:
'Three years later and it was finally long enough to give it to Wigs For Kids! Gonna miss the flow but glad I could help out a good cause! #noflow #cancersucks #gohawks”
Beathard, who hails from Franklin, Tenn., is slated to start this year for Iowa.
According to its website, Wigs For Kids provides hair replacement systems and support for children 'who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, burns and other medical issues at no cost to children or their families.” The non-profit organization has provided wigs to childrend for more than 30 years.
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Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard shows off his new haircut in a picture he posted on Instagram on May 22, 2015.
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) warms up for the team's spring game Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. (Brian Ray/The Gazette)
Quarterback C.J. Beathard at the University of Iowa's football media day at the football practice facility Thursday, August, 8, 2013 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
C.J. Beathard mug shot from 2014.
Iowa quarterback CJ Beathard (16) receives a football to throw at spring football practice at the University of Iowa's indoor practice facility in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
Iowa quarterback CJ Beathard (16) throws at spring football practice at the University of Iowa's indoor practice facility in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) warms up during a practice at Fernandina Beach High School in Fernandina Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. The Iowa Hawkeyes will play the Tennessee Volunteers in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., on January 2, 2015. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) throws a pass as he warms up during a practice at Fernandina Beach High School in Fernandina Beach, Fla., on Saturday, December 27, 2014. The Hawkeyes will play the Tennessee Volunteers in the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., on January 2, 2015. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard conducts an interview with television reporters.
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