And the Montrose Indians are mighty proud of that, thank you.
The first three dominant colors have been around since the school’s inception. The pink is new for this fall, though it will probably move on with two-way senior starter Taylor Reed and his Class of 2010 teammates.
 Angela Reed, left, was diagnosed with breast cancer last spring. Reed has been an inspiration to her son Taylor, right, and the whole entire Montrose football this season. Montrose football coaches give out little "hatchet" stickers to those Indians who make big plays on either side of the ball. Taylor has received dozens of them and has formed a large ribbon on the back of his helmet in honor of his mom's brave battle. Joel Blocker/Daily Press Advertisement |
“Their battle has become our battle,” says massive 6-foot-2, 300-pound junior tackle Troy Ryder, his hair split right down the middle and hanging in his eyes, dyed half-black, half-pink. “None of us have a problem with the color pink out here.”
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katie wrote on Nov 20, 2009 3:57 PM:
My husband was diagnosed with lymphoma in July. He is fighting very hard at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver.
Cancer changes a family and it is so hard for the kids to watch. This was so great to see.
Good luck! "