KTUL.com - Tulsa's Channel 8 - News, Weather & SportsFormer Union Redskin Wrestler Passes Away

Former Union wrestler Ronnie Balfour passed away Tuesday after a year-long battle with leukemia.

In 2010, Ronnie won the Oklahoma state title his senior year at 171-pounds.

He went on to join the Oklahoma Sooners wrestling team.

The type of leukemia Ronnie died from is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.

Ronnie's former OU coach Jack Spates said Ronnie was a great kid and outstanding talent.

He died at the age of 20.