The Houston Cougars are set to honor fallen strength coach Kurt Hester on Saturday against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Kurt Hester, the Cougars' director of strength and performance since 2024, died of skin cancer over the weekend. He was 61.

Cougars strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester died on Oct. 25, just a few hours before Houston 's 24-16 win over No. 25 ...

Kurt Hester, battling stage IV melanoma since the spring, had been hospitalized for a week prior to his death Saturday.

Houston Cougars football director of strength and performance Kurt Hester was diagnosed with stage IV Melanoma in early ...

Houston Football head coach Willie Fritz remembered Hester as a man of unwavering positivity and passion. A fundraiser to ...

HOUSTON - Kurt Hester, University of Houston's Director of Strength and Performance, has passed away after his battle with ...

Kurt Hester, who was Houston football's director of strength and performance, died Saturday from cancer. He was 61.

In the wake of popular strength coach Kurt Hester's death, the No. 22 Cougars look to honor his legacy by staying focused on ...

Despite the win against No. 24 Arizona State on Saturday, the moment for Houston football was a bittersweet one, as early ...

Kurt Hester, the Coogs' strength and conditioning coach, died at age 61 on Saturday morning, eight months after he was first ...

On Saturday morning, the news broke that strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester had passed away after battling stage IV ...