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\nKenny Cox devoted his life to wrestling\; winning ten Oregon championships in collegiate\, freestyle \, and Greco-Roman and five junior national championships. But when his co llege career came to a close\, Cox realized he wasn&rsquo\;t sure who he w as or how to go about living his life. A few years later\, he walked from Oregon to Mexico and back\, and upon his return\, sold his house and flew to Kauai\, where he ventured deep into the wilderness and survived seventy days without supplies. Just weeks after reemerging from the wild\, he die d at the age of thirty-one.
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Michael Copperman considers the life and untimely death of Cox\, r econstructing memories of his former training partner with the help of Cox &rsquo\;s family\, friends\, fans\, and fellow wrestlers. Seeking Kenn y is\, in part\, an ode to a storied athlete. But it&rsquo\;s also a cautionary tale about the mental and bodily extremes Cox demanded for his achievements. Copperman asks what it means to live past one&rsquo\;s &ldqu o\;glory days\,&rdquo\; and what roles loss\, grief\, faith\, and memory p lay when athletes leave pieces of themselves behind.
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