Nate Oats wife Crystal Oats
Nate Oats wife Crystal Oats is a housewife who takes care of her loved ones. Nate and Crystal tied the knot on December 20 in 1997.
The couple primarily met when attending Maranatha and instantly clicked. Crystal has always been supportive of her husband's profession as she frequently visits the stadium to watch his games.
The housewife binds the family together and has been taking care of her kids simultaneously. The head coach was on the verge of renouncing his coaching duties but with Crystal's support and motivation, Nate pushed forward and was announced the head coach in 2015.
Crystal was diagnosed with lymphoma
Crystal Oats was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer lymphoma in 2015 as the coach signed with the Buffalos. Nate announced his lover's diagnosis on Facebook.
On his Facebook, the basketball coach wrote words of appreciation mentioning how she was the wife he needed and Crystal was the strongest woman he had ever seen. The Alabama star added how cancer required 5-6 months of chemotherapy and the diagnosis caught the family off guard.
Due to Crystal's condition, Oats immediately considered taking a leave from his coaching duties but the lover forbid it. In an interview with Detroit news, Mrs. Oats told how she was a fan of the sport and most importantly didn't want her husband to stop chasing his goals.
18 yrs ago I married my beautiful wife. Knowing she had chemo this wknd we celebrated last Sat at Texas de Brazil pic.twitter.com/DjzuHkS8c0
— Nate Oats (@nate_oats) December 21, 2015
She added saying watching and traveling with the crew helped her and made her feel like a normal person during the interview. In order to support the Oats, the Buffalo community started a GoFundMe Campaign. A sum of $13,210 was raised through donations.
The head coach's spouse went through six rounds of chemotherapy alongside receiving a bone transplant eventually curing cancer. The lumps did not reoccur and were completely cured.