At 53, Don Narcisse appears to be the same model of good health he was during a 13-year hall-of-fame Canadian Football League career.

“I’m feeling real good,” he said, maintaining his trademark smile. “I’m great.”

Not even a diagnosis of prostate cancer, which Narcisse announced in January, was going to keep the 1983 Lincoln graduate from co-hosting the Camp of Champions with 2012 Memorial alumnus and New England Patriots linebacker Elandon Roberts on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

“Basically, it was small,” Narcisse said of the cancer. “So, I have to do active surveillance, where I just do my blood work every three months. It’s not bad, man. I’m just living my life, having a good time and inspiring these kids. That’s the most important thing.”

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Narcisse and Roberts teamed up for the second year in a row to host the one-day camp for youngsters. It was known as the Don Narcisse All-Star Event last year.

Roberts said he wasn’t afraid that Narcisse may back out of the camp.

“Don is the type of guy, just like myself, we always deal with a little adversity,” Roberts said. “He always seems to overcome it. So, I kept it on my calendar ready to do, and, look, we’re here today. Another hump over adversity.”

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Roberts is also set to host his second annual Heart Walk at Memorial High School starting at 1 p.m. Sunday. Free screenings will be offered at the Heart Walk.

“We have over 400 people already registered for it,” Roberts said. “… We’re ready to make this a great 5K Heart Walk.”

Narcisse recently moved to Manvel after eight years in the Saskatchewan capital of Regina to be closer to his family. He played at Texas Southern and was the leading receiver in what is now the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision before landing in Saskatchewan as a free agent in 1987.

The 1989 Grey Cup (the CFL’s equivalent to the Super Bowl) champion caught at least one pass in each of his 216 games and retired with 919 catches. He was inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame in 2010 and worked for a car dealership in Regina.

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“Being a hall-of-famer, I had a chance to reach a lot of kids,” Narcisse said. “The message is that hard work pays off, and I’m a living example of that. Having my football camp out here in Port Arthur, Texas, is just a dream come true with me and Elandon.”

Kendrick Sann, 14, moved to Port Arthur about a year ago from San Diego and came out to camp with his classmate, Tavion Getwood, 14. He was catching passes from Port Neches-Groves senior quarterback Roschon Johnson, who was helping with the camp.

“Getting faster, getting my routes down, more athletic, stronger and ready for next season,” Sann said. He and Getwood will be freshmen at Memorial.

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